gross
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The Singapore gross refining margin, used as a benchmark price reference by the Thai petroleum and energy conglomerate, has been higher than expected, the analyst notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Last summer their gross transfer spend was £71m which was dwarfed by Manchester, City, Chelsea and Arsenal who were all over £200m while Wolves, who finished bottom last season, were £109m.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Canadian second-quarter gross domestic product data are due on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Although the asset class has generally cut its gross positioning and reduced its leverage, Goldman finds that exposure is still elevated relative to longer histories.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
We can’t leave food down there, or let it get too dusty or gross.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
That way it would earn a healthy profit even if it grosses less than “Fast X.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Box office grosses have typically done better with more genres in theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025
Ticket sales from large format screens, including IMAX, made up about 40% of the opening weekend grosses.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
Box office grosses are down, too: Broadway shows have grossed $1.2 billion so far this season, 14 percent below the level in early March of 2020.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
The thought of the false teeth currently chillin’ in their purple glitter container inside G’ma’s purse almost grosses Scoob out as much as the oysters.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
While Lord Wynstowe fusses around measuring chins and noses, Charlie and Alice are concerned with the grosser features of the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
In a world where it seems everything seems grosser and scammier all the time, we should be glad that there’s at least one star who is doing well by selling positivity.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2025
Tom Cruise always has the answer, though: the top grosser of the day was Top Gun: Maverick, which added about $6 million to its box office haul.
From The Verge ● Sep. 5, 2022
In fact, some of the best sunsets appear in the winter, when a damp wind can broom away the grosser air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
If anybody committed any of the grosser errors —such as putting metal on metal or colour on colour—he became electrified with passion.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Judge Patrick Lynch KC told the former teacher that he had violated the trust placed in him "in the grossest manner".
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
In a judicial attention economy, we have a lot of judges who all want the president’s solo attention waving their hands and saying: No, I am the grossest one of all!
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
His book, "Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy," has become an Amazon bestseller because he's promoted by the grossest people on the internet.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2023
Award-winning singer and author Meghan Trainor stops by the Los Angeles Times Studio at the Festival of Books to talk motherhood, writing and the grossest thing about kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
Probably the grossest, coolest thing I ever saw in my whole life.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
His movies have grossed roughly $5 billion worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Starring Amelia Eve, Lin Shaye, Brandon Perea, and Sam Spruell, "Insidious: Out of the Further" introduces new directions and characters to a franchise that has grossed over $740 million at the global box office.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The horror flick, which hit theaters in May, was made in Los Angeles for a budget of $750,000 and has since grossed nearly $475 million worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The film based on the Greek epic poem has grossed $911 million after three weekends in theaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
If I said something, JT would be totally grossed out.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
“Cleopatra” became the highest grossing film of 1963 after stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton began a relationship on set when they were married to other people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
It is the highest grossing film of the year so far, Variety reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Disney’s live-action “Mufasa: The Lion King” opened in 2024 to a middling $35 million, but ended up grossing more than $722 million globally through the holiday season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
But “Stronger” returned dismal numbers at the box office, grossing just $7.7 million on a $30 million budget.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
I figured she was grossing me out as revenge for not eating her chicken dinner.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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