notch
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In total, companies in the S&P 500 are expected to notch a 29.5% increase in their earnings, according to FactSet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
This week we learned they have once again taken things up a notch.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
As the Fantasy Football Scout notes, an eight-match run from gameweek 18 to 25 saw Kane notch 77 points with nine goals, four assists and 16 bonus points.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Centennial’s defense was top notch all night, only allowing two third-down conversions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Helene hands me the arrow, and before more missiles come hurtling from above, I lift my bow, notch the arrow, shoot.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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The authors estimated that private ratings are effectively two to three notches more favorable than public ratings with comparable impairment risk.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Their analysis revealed distinctive notches, impact damage and other signs that the object had repeatedly been used as a hammer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Mohamed Salah's latest unprompted public outburst will ratchet up the pressure on struggling Liverpool head coach Arne Slot by several notches.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
The stock at 18 times forward earnings, down from a 2026 peak of 22 times, a few notches below the S&P 500 and below Home Depot’s just over 21 times.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
I’d first noticed these notches the year after Halliday died.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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After he made it—and the Rebels notched their two-point conversion—Ole Miss held an eight-point lead even Kiffin had no answer for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Luis Suarez, meanwhile, boasts the third-highest score ever and, as the Fantasy Football Scout points out, he notched a record 55 attacking returns in 2013-14 despite missing the first five games.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
While Brent crude futures Tuesday closed at $108.75 a barrel, a level still within historical norms, diesel futures notched a fresh record of $5.26 a gallon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
SpaceX has notched another deal selling artificial-intelligence computing power, bringing it closer to an ambitious revenue milestone.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
In each stocking there was a pair of bright red mittens, and there was a long, flat stick of red-and-white-striped peppermint candy, all beautifully notched along each side.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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With the S&P 500 notching a new record high earlier this week after three straight years of double-digit gains, a target of just above 10,000 probably appears within reach to many.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
Treasury yield ended the past three months with its largest quarterly gain since 1994, notching a rise of nearly 0.9 percentage points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Americans knocked out their quarterfinal opponents 108-56, notching the team’s 34th consecutive win in World Cup play since 2006.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
As he did last week, Springboks wing Cheslin Kolbe took on the kicking duties over fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, notching up 18 points in a player-of-the-match performance.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Images of warriors notching their bows and letting their arrows fly.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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