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[sel] / sɛl /


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“You may feel constrained because you don’t want to sell stock or have illiquid assets. If the trust holds cash, you can swap those assets to solve your problem.”

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

One place to find exposure is marketplaces run by companies such as Forge Global and Nasdaq Private Market, where investors can buy, sell or request stock in private firms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The family had to sell their caravan, and she helped out by giving dance classes and working in the tuck shop of the youth club where he mother worked.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

And if he’s not serious about putting together a championship team, he should sell it to someone like Mark Walter or Stan Kroenke, who know how to build winning organizations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The traders back down on the second floor would buy and sell from customers and not pass any information about their dealings to Hubler and his group on the tenth floor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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