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pocket

[pok-it] / ˈpɒk ɪt /






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McCoy recalls his first mentor, Ian Ortega, and the wad of cash that hung out of his back pocket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

"Money is coming straight into my pocket," said Afroz Alam, a 31-year-old driver in Hyderabad who switched from a gas-powered model to an EV this year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Dallaire paid out of pocket for the drinks used to toast his birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Your severance check and the new GPUs come out of the same pocket.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

He watches from the rearview mirror as I get up from my seat and reach into my pocket.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

As for whether the tech industry’s deep pockets will influence new legislators’ votes, UC Riverside political science professor Shaun Bowler said they’ll be a big factor, but not the only one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Thomas said putting more money back into people's pockets would be central to the government's approach, pointing to the increase in personal tax allowances introduced in the February budget.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Some buyers who have deep pockets will waive the mortgage contingency and present an all-cash offer using money in their bank account or in a trust.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Not only do we carry the horrors of the universe in our pockets, we spend most of our waking hours gazing into that abyss in the name of staying informed.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

I stuff my hands in my pockets, then take them back out.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

His team also pocketed a hefty sum -- several million dollars -- for travelling to Luanda in November 2025 for a friendly marking Angola's 50th Independence Day celebrations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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

He won gold in the 100m butterfly here back in 2014, while he pocketed a bronze in the 50m, but he got a gold in that on the Gold Coast in 2018.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

They also found that Ghaffar had breached his fiduciary duty by diverting an investment opportunity for himself, and pocketed more than $112,000 worth of American Express reward points tied to business expenses paid by Paulson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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

Shareholders celebrated when management decided to walk away following Skydance’s winning counteroffer, pocketing a $2.8 billion break fee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

Prosecutor Chris Paxton KC said the total monetary value of the fraud was £86,868 and that Bush had conned 226 people who paid him for funeral plans, pocketing more than £550,000 over an 11-year period.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Climbing back up to the door, I slowly pull the dollar bill off the alarm switch, pocketing it as I fly back down to the third floor of the hospital.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott


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