gross
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Japan’s gross debt looks huge at over 200% of GDP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The study also found the event generated £3.45m in gross value added and created 3,099 one-week temporary jobs for Manchester-based workers, equivalent to 15,497 days of employment.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Still, that could be a knock against the stock at a time when Micron investors are wondering just how high gross margins can go.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Commerce Department raised its reading for annualized gross domestic product growth in the second quarter to 2.2%, well above the previously reported 1.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Pressed, one of the schools told Burry that his son suffered from inadequate gross and fine motor skills.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
That way it would earn a healthy profit even if it grosses less than “Fast X.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
As of last weekend, the year’s box-office grosses are up 16% compared with the same time period last year, according to Comscore.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
“Barbie” charmed viewers at the box office with grosses of $1.4 billion worldwide, became one of last year’s inescapable cultural touchstones and scored eight Oscar nominations.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
"A sweeping story about the ethical dilemma of nuclear weapons grosses $1bn?" he joked of the film, which admittedly hadn't sounded punter-friendly on paper.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 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
“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,” Ordoña continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
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
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
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
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
HBO Max just launched its rebrand in just about the grossest way possible, Sam Adams writes.
From Slate ● May 25, 2023
Then you’d see her performing surgery on the turkey, which was always the grossest thing in the world, shoving her hand up its butt and pulling out all the slime.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
She says she grossed $300,000 last year and netted $90,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The film grossed more than $9 million and Trump screened it approvingly at Mar-a-Lago.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The movie grossed nearly $180m worldwide at the box office at the time.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
His movies have grossed roughly $5 billion worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
I got out cereal and milk, and it was so quiet between us that I was getting grossed out by the distinct sounds of our food-chewing processes.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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
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
That film is currently the highest grossing film of the year, taking in more than $1bn.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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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