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And nationwide takings collapsed down to just $8.6 million between Friday and Sunday, down more than 60% on the previous weekend, according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway.
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Nov. 2022
Throughout the critical holiday season of November and December, the National Retail Federation predicts retail takings will total between $942.6 to $960.4 billion, a 6% to 8% increase over last year.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
As a result, many players — not just Bonds, Sosa and McGwire — cheated by takings these drugs.
—Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
Hostage takings are becoming more common in heavily armed Lebanon as citizens whose savings are frozen by banks say they are left with no option to retrieve their funds.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022
Owners could also make a takings claim if regulations go too far in restricting their use of the land.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN, 10 July 2022
The organizations note that box office takings were 66% lower than the $134 million registered in the first six months of 2019, the most recent pre-COVID year.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 July 2022
The lawsuit asserts that the law violates the Second Amendment and the takings clause under the Fifth Amendment, and the due process clause under the Fourteenth Amendment.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022
The 42-year-old said his takings have almost doubled to about 300 rupees a day—that is roughly $4, and more than the average daily wage for a farm laborer in Bihar, India’s poorest state.
—Rajesh Roy, WSJ, 27 May 2022
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Nov. 2022
Throughout the critical holiday season of November and December, the National Retail Federation predicts retail takings will total between $942.6 to $960.4 billion, a 6% to 8% increase over last year.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
As a result, many players — not just Bonds, Sosa and McGwire — cheated by takings these drugs.
—Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
Hostage takings are becoming more common in heavily armed Lebanon as citizens whose savings are frozen by banks say they are left with no option to retrieve their funds.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022
Owners could also make a takings claim if regulations go too far in restricting their use of the land.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN, 10 July 2022
The organizations note that box office takings were 66% lower than the $134 million registered in the first six months of 2019, the most recent pre-COVID year.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 July 2022
The lawsuit asserts that the law violates the Second Amendment and the takings clause under the Fifth Amendment, and the due process clause under the Fourteenth Amendment.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022
The 42-year-old said his takings have almost doubled to about 300 rupees a day—that is roughly $4, and more than the average daily wage for a farm laborer in Bihar, India’s poorest state.
—Rajesh Roy, WSJ, 27 May 2022
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circa 1593, in the meaning defined above
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takings
noun plural
tak·ings
ˈtā-kiŋz 
chiefly British
: receipts especially of money
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