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Jeff Bezos’s lavish wedding to Lauren Sánchez last month may have cost him a pretty penny—but even on the day of his nuptials the Amazon founder was generating millions.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
The cost of recalls Ford’s battle with its quality control processes and recalls has already cost it a pretty penny.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
One thing Obama seems very comfortable with is offering up his patronizing advice to the masses for a pretty penny.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025
With the league-wide need for catching, Murphy could demand a pretty penny on the market.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
The cost of recalls Ford’s battle with its quality control processes and recalls has already cost it a pretty penny.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
One thing Obama seems very comfortable with is offering up his patronizing advice to the masses for a pretty penny.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025
With the league-wide need for catching, Murphy could demand a pretty penny on the market.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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“A pretty penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20pretty%20penny. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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