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fetch

[fech] / fɛtʃ /


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The new specimen, known as Gus, has already been valued at $30m but it could fetch more, possibly even becoming the most expensive dinosaur ever sold.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Also new to the story is Independence, Kan., itself, which in the book is an offstage place to which Pa will sometimes go to fetch necessities, disappearing from the story until he returns.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The CEO transition this year sparked a new analysis and a quick decision that ESPN, FX and ABC are worth more to Disney’s digital ambitions than they would fetch on the market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

But as the artificial-intelligence hardware trade continues to suck up investor dollars, shares of the data-analytics company have come to fetch a slightly less outrageous multiple.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

He was always full of good news, and great plans, about how once things had settled down, and he could get leave, he would come back and fetch me.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

The stock fetches a 2027 P/E of 23.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Assuming it fetches $400 million, the mansion tax alone would be $23.8 million.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

With inflation soaring, the dollar now fetches about 480 pesos, making his monthly income worth less than $10.

From Salon Feb. 15, 2026

The 0.85% coupon is far less than inflation and the bond now fetches just 30 cents on the euro.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

“No, but I can tell you how much money squid fetches per pound at the dock.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

And, speaking of holy grails: Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” fetched $32.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Kobe Bryant’s sneakers from the game in which he tore his Achilles tendon — and hit two free throws before he left the court — fetched $660,000.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Scene in Braemar, by Queen Victoria's favourite artist Sir Edwin Landseer, fetched five times the previous record for one of his works.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

For perspective, at the peak of the dot-com bubble, tech companies in the S&P 500 fetched an average multiple of seven times revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

He stoked the fire, put coffee on, fed Mr. Whiskers a saucer of tinned milk, and fetched me another pail of water to fill the reservoir.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Edinburgh's own Duke of Wellington statue, outside Register House in the city centre, was spotted sporting fetching, orange headwear earlier this week.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Kranti Vishwakarma, 18, spends four or five hours fetching water for her household.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Palantir, with an even more enthusiastic fan base, was among the 20 most valuable S&P 500 companies at its November peak, fetching a ludicrous 150 times sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Shares now trade for 95 times expected earnings over the next 12 months, surpassing their previous peak of 60 times reached in 2021, and fetching more than Nvidia, Taiwan Semi, Broadcom, and Advanced Micro Devices.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

The old fool of an Abbot and his stupid devoted band of creatures were all outside, shoring up gatehouses, drilling, fetching, carrying and generally being good and useful.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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