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fetching

[fech-ing] / ˈfɛtʃ ɪŋ /


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Then it smashed price records in 2017, fetching $450 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Processing tomatoes — those used in products such as canned diced tomatoes and ketchup — are also fetching lower prices than they did a few years ago.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

In my case, my 2023 Mercedes EQS had an end-of-lease buyout of nearly $60,000, between $15,000 and $20,000 higher than what used examples were fetching from retailers like CarMax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

More than 3.5 million people applied for invitation codes for early access, with some codes fetching thousands of dollars on online resale markets.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Oh, and you’ll need these,” he said, fetching a pair of oil lamps from a cabinet.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


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