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checkered

[chek-erd] / ˈtʃɛk ərd /


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It’s also worth remembering the meme-stock ETF’s checkered past.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

No small feat, considering its checkered, less-than-ambitious launch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Musk’s previous combinations of SolarCity with Tesla and X —formerly Twitter—with xAI point to a checkered history of value creation via mergers.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

All of which is deeply ironic, considering Miami’s famously checkered history of slipping cash to players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Dad slowed the car and cocked his checkered cap belligerently over one eye.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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