big-ticket
Example Sentences
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Unlike recent COPs -- where nearly 200 nations forged landmark pacts on phasing down coal or moving away from fossil fuels -- the negotiation agenda at COP31 is light on big-ticket items.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
He also covered other big-ticket items, like the fireworks show, and his team helped plan the event.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The announcement is the latest big-ticket commitment from a U.S. tech giant to bolster its AI capacity overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But maybe you can’t rip the beating heart out of the patient and expect it to keep marching in with big-ticket donations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Foster parent groups provided some of the basics, and our sponsors bought the big-ticket items.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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