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While tariffs can end up hitting consumers in the pocket, there are other impacts on households.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Private, or pocket, listings have always existed; it’s a strategy typically used by home sellers who want more privacy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
“OK, there’s a pocket of people over here that are having a good time. The middle is not vibing. Let me do some work in the middle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He’s got great instincts, can move in the pocket and knows when to take off and run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
So I fold up the piece of paper and put it back in my pocket.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
I wanted it dark, fudgy and almost absurdly moist, with shredded zucchini and big pockets of bittersweet chocolate — but not so moist that the whole enterprise tipped into gummy.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Appetite for insect protein is early evidence of an El Niño shock wave across pockets of the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
But economists said that strict levies from the second-largest U.S. trading partner could hit pockets of the U.S. economic system particularly hard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
"We hope that by putting this extraordinary bird into millions of pockets and purses, we can spark a nationwide conversation about a species at real risk of vanishing from Britain forever."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
He wore a long wool navy overcoat and occasionally let sparrows investigate the patch pockets.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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
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
He pocketed the bottle and then walked out of the room, leaving the door open behind him.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
But with rebates flowing, counterparties are now suing some of these companies for pocketing those higher costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Prosecutor Chris Paxton KC said the total monetary value of the fraud was £86,868 and that Bush had conned 226 people who paid him for funeral plans, pocketing more than £550,000 over an 11-year period.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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
In this case, Johnson is willing to post in exchange for equity in racehorses instead, pocketing money if the horses win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
I open up all the drawers until I find a lighter instead, pocketing it in my mother’s nightgown.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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