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The course’s owners could have easily sold the land for development, but they hated to turn their backs on the community, especially as the course neared its 100th anniversary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Comic collectibles will also be traded and sold.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Mis-Teeq sold more than 12 million records, were nominated for a Brit Award and won a Mobo for best garage act in 2002.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Foreign investors have in fact sold more than $40 billion worth of Korean stocks over the past half year as many funds reached their allocation limits, Lim says.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

They owned subprime mortgage–backed CDOs less for their own sake than for the fees that their deals would generate once they had sold them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis