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The deal generated net proceeds of about $77 million, which the company said it plans to put toward debt reduction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Now they have to cast a wider net if they want to protect themselves.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
He returned to the political frontline under then-leader Sir Keir, first as shadow business secretary, and then shadow climate change and net zero secretary in 2021.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
A sale-leaseback of 26 Cracker Barrel locations generated about $77 million in net proceeds, which will be used to reduce debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“It didn’t go so good, Grandpa,” I said, as I leaned the net up against the store.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
He netted against Wales and then bagged a second-half hat-trick against France in the semi-finals, with his legend cemented in the final.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Fontaine also netted against Brazil in a 5-2 semifinal defeat, but even being eliminated didn’t stop him from scoring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
A more recent Apple TV sleeper, “Widow’s Bay,” netted 19 nods – one more than “Pluribus,” which racked up 18.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
He has netted three times for the US this World Cup, including his brace in the opener against Paraguay.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Above her brow her head was covered with a cap of silver lace netted with small gems, glittering white; but her soft grey raiment had no ornament save a girdle of leaves wrought in silver.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
France ran out comfortable 3-0 winners, Zidane netting twice and Emmanuel Petit grabbing a late third.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Salvadoran referee Iván Barton immediately pointed to the spot and Oyarzabal stepped up and obliged, beating French keeper Mike Maignan into the side netting at the right post for his fifth goal of the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Of players to put their kick to their right, 73% have scored, with 71% netting when they go left and only 58% succeeding with a central kick.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Among them: Goldman Sachs is in the middle again, netting a cool $100 million as co-lead underwriter for SpaceX.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
He had got some new netting from a guy in supply and was tacking it around his bunk.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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