sold

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But in late 2024, Bricks & Minifigs ousted Law over an unpaid debt, and sold her franchise to a new owner.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

In April, Allbirds sold its shoe business and physical assets for $39 million to the American Exchange Group to change its focus to AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

The B&O was capitalized at $3 million, with half of the stock sold to the state of Maryland and the city of Baltimore, the other half to an eager public.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Before SpaceX completed the largest initial public offering ever, Musk sold investors on his vision for AI that can take humans beyond Earth and “enable humanity to understand the universe.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

By early 2006, Cornwall Capital had grown its stash to almost $30 million, but even that, to the desks inside the Wall Street firms that sold credit default swaps, was a risibly small sum.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis