fetch up
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The figures went up for auction and were expected to fetch up to £15m but in the end sold for £11m more to an undisclosed bidder.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
However, market moves have been contained relative to some more extreme forecasts that oil could fetch up to $100 per barrel.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Estimated to fetch up to $500,000, it is being offered alongside Quint's Fenwick fishing rod and reel, which featured during the film's early shark encounter scenes.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
It estimated that one of the items could fetch up to £4,000 at auction, while others could also go for thousands of pounds.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024
Prince quivered with some torment of Spirits; but now looked about too; and we both rose from the w'et Sand; & we made our way to the Water’s Edge to fetch up poor John.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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