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Another couple who were "scarred for life" by a rogue trader who left them £30,000 out of pocket said it would give more confidence to homeowners.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
But the arithmetic was suddenly visible anyway: one broken appliance repaired, one replacement avoided, however many dollars still in somebody’s pocket.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
In Boones Mill, patrons still treat Taylor, who carries a small pistol in his back pocket, as a celebrity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
They thought they could build a fortress around quarterback Justin Herbert, providing him an airtight pocket to pick apart defenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The man stooped, snatched up the money from the floor, and stuffed it into his pocket.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The part of L.A where the city’s vastness, paradoxically, produces pockets of unusual intimacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Small pockets of travelling British supporters made themselves heard, while Garcia received a much louder but mixed reception.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It’s impressively thin and can easily fit into the infuriatingly tiny pockets in women’s pants and dresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
To replace it, there’s Social Security — but most people supplement that from their own pockets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Simon shoved his hands in his pockets and shifted his weight around a bit, then blurted: “Say, Miss Lumley—do you like to go see shows?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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
Throughout the years, I pocketed all the gift cards they received and put the cash equivalent into their accounts.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Cameron Smith and Sergio Garcia each received $131,625 for a share of 40th place and Richard Bland pocketed $126,000 for coming 46th out of 57.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 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
But with rebates flowing, counterparties are now suing some of these companies for pocketing those higher costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Andrew Left of Citron Research was convicted in June of securities fraud for touting stocks, then quickly selling them after they ran up, pocketing over $20 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
A 2017 investigation by NPR and Frontline documented numerous examples of waste and fraud, including one developer pocketing tax credits without building the required housing.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 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
“Take a pinch of incense and sprinkle it over the coals,” Lon explained, pocketing the man’s coins.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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