sold on

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Welker’s father, Bob, wasn’t always sold on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Event contracts sold on prediction markets can be tied to the outcome of a sporting event, closely resembling sports betting.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Gross merchandise sales, a measure of the total value of goods sold on the platform, rose 7% year over year to $2.2 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The childhood best friends - who are the youngest contestants on this series - had grown up together so Jo was sold on the idea straightaway.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

There were volumes of Afrocentric history like the ones that are sold on the sidewalk in downtown Brooklyn, social science primers, and an academic survey of perceptions of race over the years.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover