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As a child, Hall would spend about £1.99 of his pocket money on a new Pokémon card.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Even if it takes the Clippers holding their nose and restocking, there are ways forward, and having the Raptors’ two first-rounders in their pocket will help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Keep your phone somewhere inconvenient or even mildly inaccessible: in your coat pocket, for instance, or your purse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Some people still carry that information in a vest pocket.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
The man took a piece of paper from his hip pocket and consulted it.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
There’s evidence that that process, known as recursive self-improvement, is already happening in pockets of some AI labs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Yes, tech companies have deep pockets and have shown a willingness to spend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"But when we searched the North Koreans specifically, the only thing we found on them was simply ammo. We checked absolutely all the small pockets - there were no documents, nothing at all," he explained.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
There are pockets of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji where some even identify as descendants from one of the "Lost Tribes of Israel".
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
We’d have worn our winter suits under our overalls, with eats in our pockets.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
About 60% of retirees who move after retiring went to a more affordable area, and pocketed capital gains from their houses, according to a 2023 Vanguard study.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Phra Wachirayan Wi, a former abbot at the prominent 14th-Century Wat Phutthaisawan in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, allegedly pocketed donations meant for the temple on more than 20 occasions over two years.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
According to forms filed with the IRS, in 2023 she pocketed $907,923, a payout that included a $495,000 bonus, a number that exceeded her base pay at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
So-called interchange fees are paid by merchants when consumers shop with their debit cards and are mostly pocketed by banks and other financial institutions that issue those cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Antain pocketed much of what he was given to present later to his beloved wife.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Surveillance footage from that day shows Paxton spotting the pen and pocketing it swiftly.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
But with rebates flowing, counterparties are now suing some of these companies for pocketing those higher costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
The company argued attorneys were swindling their own clients, inflating medical bills of car crash victims to increase the value of the settlement and then pocketing a hefty chunk of the payouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
In January, federal prosecutors charged an L.A. nonprofit leader with pocketing at least $10 million in homeless grants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
I open up all the drawers until I find a lighter instead, pocketing it in my mother’s nightgown.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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