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Over his three seasons in America, he sold out Giants Stadium and routinely closed down Studio 54.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Originally a huge music department store which sold records and instruments, the building had been slated for demolition after the store filed for insolvency in 1995.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He said it reminds him of 2008, when gold initially sold off with equities before bottoming in November 2008 — and it “hasn’t looked back since.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The CEO has worked for Nestlé for about a quarter of a century, with stints in Honduras and Mexico and a spell running Nespresso, a brand sold in 81 countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

They must have sold whatever they could, I thought, to buy a bit of food.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff