gross
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When asked if signs of fatigue might include lengthening collection times after sales are booked, or narrowing gross margins, Nelson said those were good examples.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Remittances from abroad help anchor the economy, accounting for nearly a third of the gross domestic product.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Apple is crying foul, arguing that Micron’s gross profit margins, now surpassing 80%, are evidence of price gouging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, which figures we must be living in truly dark times if even a trip to Taco Bell can make you feel gross afterward.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
I wipe my nose, not even ashamed of how gross it probably is.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
That way it would earn a healthy profit even if it grosses less than “Fast X.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
I also like blue-cheese-stuffed olives, which really grosses out my dinner mates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2024
It really needed a boost, because its grosses have been anemic — last week it grossed $288,102, which is unsustainably low for a Broadway musical.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Ticket sales from large format screens, including IMAX, made up about 40% of the opening weekend grosses.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 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
It was a movie, the biggest Hollywood grosser of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
In that vacuum, normal people were tuning out altogether, because the election seemed grosser and sadder by the minute.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024
The first “Aquaman” was, by far, the biggest grosser in the DC Extended Universe, and Momoa has expressed doubt over the likelihood of his return as the character in the new plans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
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
“Even grosser if you know Mr. Meacham.”Abby shuddered, then pointed to an outcrop of rocks.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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
“I thought, ‘What is the grossest, most awkward, weirdest way to give them their first kiss,’” Sloane said in a recent video call from her home in Los Angeles.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
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
This was just about the grossest thing you could possibly imagine—to think of your sister as a finigonzon.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
With an additional $353 million overseas, the film has already grossed $640 million worldwide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The power returned, and he grossed around $13,000 that day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
His last film, Oppenheimer, had just won seven Oscars and grossed around a billion dollars worldwide.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Directed by 26-year-old Curry Barker, the $750,000 production has grossed over $220 million in the U.S. since opening, from an audience that is mostly between ages 18 and 35.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The film grossed more than $7 million and was nominated for an Academy Award.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
It is the highest grossing film of the year so far, Variety reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
California and its co-plaintiffs said “anticipated top grossing theatrical films” aim to earn at least $100 million and have higher marketing budgets and involve well-known writers, directors or actors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
That film is currently the highest grossing film of the year, taking in more than $1bn.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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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