gross
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More than 10% of Armenia’s gross domestic product comes from foreign remittances, a pattern common to several post-Soviet states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The economy is poised to show a growth rate of 3% or more from July to September when the government next week reports gross domestic product for the third quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Swedish gross domestic product data for the third quarter are due Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The officer has been served notice advising they are being investigated for alleged gross misconduct.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“It was trading more than thirty times gross rental,” said Ben.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
He said he typically grosses $140 to $150 a day, minus about $30 of gas for his Ford Focus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
His six-location theater chain’s revenue projections for January and February were tracking ahead of 2024’s weak theatrical grosses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 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
It was a movie, the biggest Hollywood grosser of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
Our beds, where our bodies sweat, our scalps release oils, our skin sheds dead cells and dust mites run amok, may be grosser than we think.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
A sequel to the highest grosser of the “Conjuring” Universe breaks faith with some of the core principles of suspense-building, resulting in dozy redundancy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
Tripping and lifting out Olakunde and the sack of muskets, we floundered through the water to the grass, captives again of the grosser elements.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Even though Coleman sometimes showcases customers’ grossest problems, he’s never heard from a client who was unhappy with a post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
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
It was the grossest thing I’d ever heard, and I didn’t believe it for a second.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
That number was aided by the massive box office reception for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” which has grossed nearly $1.8 billion worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
She says she grossed $300,000 last year and netted $90,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The stock price of parent Sphere Entertainment has more than doubled in the last year, and the domed venue grossed $379 million last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
At the time, he was the first person who wrote about her in a way that didn’t make me feel grossed out.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Then, grossed out by my efforts to educate a young mind, I sent him outside to play with the kids next door.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
The band’s ongoing “M72” tour is hovering around the 10 highest grossing tours ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The film holds the title of the second-highest grossing film ever, after earning $2.8 billion, driven by an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin and Scarlett Johansson.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Lee produced last year’s $960 million grossing “A Minecraft Movie” and has success this weekend with “Resident Evil,” based on the Japanese horror game about a virus that causes people to transform into monsters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
“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
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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