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The catch: In order for the HSA to grow so you can use it in retirement, you have to pay a large portion of your healthcare expenses out of pocket before your insurance kicks in.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Substantial double-arch sliding glass doors that pocket into walls are mirrored on east and west walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Arrange your dates on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 375°F for 10 minutes, until the brie has beautifully melted into its pocket.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Spain and Lamine Yamal have grown through the tournament to leave him with the world at his feet and football's two greatest prizes in his pocket.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I slid it into my coat pocket as I followed the soldier down the stairs.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"We're taking immediate action to cut taxes on energy bills, put more money in people's pockets and bring back hope," Burnham said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
But perhaps CXMT, bolstered by the deep pockets of Hefei’s municipal-investment arm, would be able to accomplish what GigaDevice couldn’t.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
They are drawn by the promise of a more flexible schedule, a conviction in their own operational know-how and a desire to avoid grunt work that ends up lining the pockets of others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“They would come up from school with their pockets full of things to show me,” Saar recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
His hands were shoved down in his pockets and he had a serious look on his face.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Shrewdly, Mackay wrote, the stock operator in that case pocketed the cash and fled the country the next day.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
But using statistics from the Public Health Ministry, Mr. Morales estimates that in 2008-22 Gaesa pocketed at least $69.8 billion paid to Cuba for the medical personnel abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 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
People who placed the flurry of futures trades beforehand likely pocketed tens of millions of dollars, according to calculations by a market operator for AFP.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
He pocketed the bottle and then walked out of the room, leaving the door open behind him.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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
Fund management would operate solely in the interest of its customers, pocketing no profits of its own since it would have no separate shareholders!
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Each case is eligible for up to $3 million, with attorneys pocketing between 33% and 45% in fees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Operation Midland eventually cost the Metropolitan Police some £2.5m, with Beech himself pocketing £20,000 in public money as compensation for injuries he never suffered but claimed were inflicted during the alleged abuse.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
I hurry upstairs to my closet, pocketing the keys Mother handed me.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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