sell off

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“When something resembling good news comes out of the Persian Gulf, stocks will rally, and they won’t sell off when those hopes don’t come to pass,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

They end up having to sell off a section of land, or they can’t rent additional land, and eventually they risk bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The Duchy of Cornwall, which provides a private income of over £20m per year to the Prince of Wales, is to sell off 20% of its property over 10 years.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Shares fell sharply at the start of April and continued to sell off after the sportswear retailer forecast a low-single-digit percentage drop in sales through the end of the year.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

But before the Revolution, he once organized a lottery—a raffle—to sell off some enslaved people.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis