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books



NOUN
ledger
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A “gamma squeeze” happens when options dealers hedging their books inadvertently leads to a big jump in a given stock.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Riding a historic winning streak, a former punchline books a ticket for the Finals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

So perhaps it could be used to simply strike statutes from the books permanently.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

It was one of more than 20 locations where he abused his position as party boss, spent more than £400,000 of SNP cash and fiddled the books afterwards.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“Besides the books, this girl has been in the store dusting, arranging things, helping customers every time I’ve been there! She’s always asking me questions about the pieces: ‘What period is this ware?

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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