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A deductible determines how much one needs to pay out of pocket before their insurance coverage starts paying for claims.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
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 his back pocket, Blume had the option of pushing through the change by taking it directly to shareholders via an extraordinary general meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Hugo felt in his trouser pocket and pulled something out.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
To replace it, there’s Social Security — but most people supplement that from their own pockets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
"In the second half, we were building through the middle, playing in the pockets and moving through the lines. That is us. That felt like my team in the second half."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
A lifelong fan of the Jurassic Park movies, Suravech joked that his work lacks Hollywood's deep pockets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Lined with trees, the grounds offer pockets of lake views.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
We’d have worn our winter suits under our overalls, with eats in our pockets.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
On her way out, Nanna pocketed a mosaic tile depicting the shape-shifting Greek sea god Proteus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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 said he pocketed half of the proceeds of each consignment reaching the UK, with each being worth up to £250,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Shrewdly, Mackay wrote, the stock operator in that case pocketed the cash and fled the country the next day.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
He finished with a score of 7–3, tied for second place, a point behind first prize, and he won $59, which he pocketed without revealing his windfall to his mother.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
But with rebates flowing, counterparties are now suing some of these companies for pocketing those higher costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Rather, they are doing arbitrage, such as buying a bond while selling an equivalent futures contract to another investor, pocketing the difference in price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
“Not bad for a beginner,” the sailing-school owner said, pocketing her money.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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