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The red ink in bonds shows how painful inflation can be for investors, even if the nearly four-year bull market in stocks has delivered a big financial boost to many households.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Yuvraj Yadav, who sells sandwiches in a Mumbai suburb, says he used to wrap them in discarded newspapers, despite concerns that chemicals in the printing ink can leach into food.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
It’s the day after Mizrahi’s Spring/Summer 1994 show, and the ink on the reviews is still wet.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
It will be difficult to stanch the flow of red ink, but the alternative—an ever-growing debt that saps our economic vitality—would be far worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Even though I covered a desk with pink ink, he doesn’t hold it against me.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
He’ll sign the richest contract in NBA history for an undrafted free agent when he inks the $185-million contract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The new monochrome packages will go on sale in Japan May 25, Calbee said, blaming difficulties procuring raw materials such as naphtha, a petrochemical used in paints and inks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The CEO of Blick Art Materials told Hyperallergic that the company had “purchased more inventory than normal for a few product lines to hedge against higher costs,” such as paints, inks, and utensils.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025
The resulting flexible board withstood all sorts of electronics manufacturing processes, including cutting shapes into the boards with lasers, printing circuits on top of them with commercially used silver inks, and soldering components to them.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 24, 2024
During recess the teachers locked themselves up in their office with the shelves of books, copybooks, inks from China.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
What’s more, many pilots are feeling flush, particularly after they inked a series of lucrative contracts recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
That’s why the Chargers have twice made him the NFL’s highest-paid safety, including this past May, when James, 30, inked a three-year, $75.6-million contract extension before his eighth NFL season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Among their earliest post-palace endeavors was the creation of multimedia company Archewell Productions, which in September 2020 inked a multiyear deal with Netflix to produce series, docuseries, documentaries and other programming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The brand since then has inked retail deals with the likes of Whole Foods and Target, and seen annual sales grow to more than $150 million in 2025, according to the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
I slid my false armband—now inked with a neat Jewish star—up and over my bulging sleeve and darted into the ghetto like a bird.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Díaz was the high-profile free agent the Dodgers signed to lock down the ninth inning for the next three seasons, inking him to a $69-million deal to do it, a record for relievers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
American companies are acquiring producers outside the U.S. or inking deals to buy their materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
There were no actual tattoos on offer, given inking one requires time and space, but visitors could get stickers by artists for free.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Canada had hoped to become a global EV production powerhouse, inking massive government-backed deals with leading automakers like Honda and Germany's Volkswagen -- but those ambitions are fraying.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Razi sketched out the map quickly, inking in the land masses and the sea.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
