puts by
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On Wednesday, upside bets were back in vogue with call options outnumbering puts by a ratio of 1.3-to-1.
From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2021
She puts by patronage, having a higher title as the widow of a General of France; and she wins the respect of the great ones of France under the Republic and the Empire.
From Principles of Freedom by MacSwiney, Terence J. (Terence Joseph)
This done, he returns to his store, puts by the papers he has not sold, takes a basket, fills it with apples, oranges, and bananas, and starts again.
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Allyn, Jack
Her face speaks peace; while vengeance inwardly Her heart demands, and but to this attends: She many things revolves, accepts, puts by; Or, as of doubtful issue, some suspends.
From Orlando Furioso by Rose, William Stewart
He says, parenthetically, "since none puts by the curtain I have drawn for you, but I."
From An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry by Corson, Hiram