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The portfolio that looked durable at 65 looks fragile at eighty when markets sell off, inflation rises, and there is still a decade or more of life ahead.—Jon Sabes, Fortune, 7 June 2026 That is huge considering how badly cyber stocks had sold off earlier in the year on what Jim Cramer said all along were unfounded disruption concerns.—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 6 June 2026 No money to keep them up and will probably be sold off.—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026 The fixtures, the beautiful chandeliers, ripping the wood out of the floor, selling off anything.—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sell off