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Rare is the suburban grill chef who doesn’t keep an instant-read thermometer in his apron pocket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
I estimate we would pay roughly $70,000 a year out of pocket.
From MarketWatch ● 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
If they accepted the lower offer they would be out of pocket but if they refused there would be costs too.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I slid it into my coat pocket as I followed the soldier down the stairs.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
He said the biggest help the government could offer would be to reform business rates entirely and ensure people had more "money in their pockets" for discretionary spends.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
But something they all walked away with was some extra cash in their pockets and a blueprint for the LA28 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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
Although in the end she had packed lightly, according to the children’s instructions, Penelope had insisted on tucking two books into the large pockets of her rugged twill safari skirt.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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
The actual amount pocketed by the scam artists was far less.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 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
Abalos and his former adviser Koldo Garcia are suspected of having pocketed kickbacks for handing out public contracts worth millions of euros for sanitary equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
I pocketed the mace and put the flak vest on underneath my new shirt.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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
And their efforts in Europe have ensured the Norwegian side enjoy a significant payday as they exit pocketing about £40m - almost as much as the current value of their entire squad.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
The loan company told her she could get a percentage of her settlement up front in a lump sum, with the company pocketing the rest as profit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
But he soon noticed that practically everyone on board was “souvenir collecting,” pocketing towels, ashtrays, and anything else they could easily lift.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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