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In a block trade, a bank helps a client sell a big chunk of stock, briefly taking the shares and then distributing them, often in smaller portions, to other investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s an even more compelling dynamic in the current economy, which is growing at a much faster-than-anticipated clip and is likely to extend at least a portion of that momentum into the coming year.

From Barron's

Part of Warner’s reasoning for favoring Netflix’s deal has been the fact that its stockholders would retain shares in the portion of the company that Netflix doesn’t buy, giving them access to potential upside.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under these conditions, the particles quickly formed apatite, a mineral that closely resembles the inorganic portion of natural bone.

From Science Daily

That’s an even more compelling dynamic in the current economy, which is growing at a much faster-than-anticipated clip and is likely to extend at least a portion of that momentum into the coming year.

From Barron's