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Michael Wright said the late U-turn had left him feeling "very raw" - as well as thousands of pounds out of pocket.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The hit show brought Allen to every pocket of America.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s also pocket change for an agency that collected more than $5.3 trillion in revenue from October 2024 to September 2025.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Yet Mr. Hornby could walk proudly into school because he had a sticker of star forward Jimmy Husband in his blazer pocket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The five-dollar bill crumpled in the bottom of my pocket taunted me, goading me to get my photograph taken like Ba and Auntie Matchmaker wanted.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing pocket
