fetching
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At almost $90 a pound, it is as much as five times more than sellers were fetching at the lowest parts of the downturn that followed the Fukushima reactor meltdowns in 2011.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
She was also one of the most expensive, with one of her "infinity net" paintings fetching nearly $8 million at a 2019 auction.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Edinburgh's own Duke of Wellington statue, outside Register House in the city centre, was spotted sporting fetching, orange headwear earlier this week.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Chiedza, who could not swim, got out of her depth while fetching a volleyball from the sea while playing with her 11-year-old cousin.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
“You look absolutely fetching, Lizzie. The way you’ve wrapped Willa’s silk scarf around your head is lovely. And with her big sunglasses and lipstick you could be a famous actress. Or a spy.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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