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After three weeks in quarantine (to prevent a purely hypothetical moon-germ contagion), the three Apollo 11 astronauts got their ticker-tape parade and eternal glory. — Anchorage Daily News, "How did NASA put men on the moon? One harrowing step at a time.," 23 June 2019 After three weeks in quarantine (to prevent a purely hypothetical moon-germ contagion), the three Apollo 11 astronauts got their ticker-tape parade and eternal glory. — The Washington Post, al.com, "How did NASA put men on the moon? One harrowing step at a time," 19 June 2019 After three weeks in quarantine (to prevent a purely hypothetical moon-germ contagion), the three Apollo 11 astronauts got their ticker-tape parade and eternal glory. — Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, "How did NASA put men on the moon? One harrowing step at a time.," 19 June 2019 Slack’s direct listing (under the ticker WORK on the New York Stock Exchange) is expected to value the company at around $17 billion. — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, "After Slack, the IPO market might never be the same," 19 June 2019 In the era of Amazon Prime, buying a luxury ticker with just a few clicks may feel like no big deal. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "Would You Buy a Luxury Watch Online?," 19 Mar. 2019 Crowley, who had his eyes on a Democratic leadership post, raised more than $3 million for the primary in New York’s 14th congressional district, with a donor list that read like a NASDAQ ticker; Ocasio-Cortez had just north of $300,000. — Nash Jenkins, Time, "How Democrats in Congress Responded to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Surprise Win," 29 June 2018 The company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EPD. — Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, "Project Redfish: Enterprise seeks to sell stake in Corpus Christi crude oil terminal," 18 June 2019 The company, which also has some brick-and-mortar stores, has just filed for an initial public offering under the ticker symbol REAL. — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Ferndale hairstylist explains how he's pulling in $280K per year," 15 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ticker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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