fetched

past tense of fetch
as in cost
to have a price of those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques

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Recent Examples of fetched Morrison bid successfully on Chappellet Vineyards 2024 Pritchard 57 Cabernet Sauvignon, which fetched $7,350 from the top buyer. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026 But Minaj may be up to the task and her collaboration with the president’s daughter-in-law may not seem so far-fetched, as Shuter said. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 Hence, a forthcoming prescription for birding might not be so far-fetched. The Conversation, Fortune, 27 July 2026 The programs were sealed in an isolated environment except for a single link that fetched pre-approved software components from the internet on their behalf. Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Klosterman’s projection may overstate the extent to which theatres will become inaccessible to the average person, but the proposition also doesn’t seem so far-fetched. Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 That's what makes Marchitelli's Eras Tour prediction not so far-fetched. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Meanwhile, a painting of a nude woman by a grandson of Sigmund Freud fetched nearly $39 million. CBS News, 26 June 2026 On June 13, 2026, the first public sale of a PSA 10 fetched $16,470 at auction. Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026
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  • That cost millions of layoffs, but helped propel China to overtake Japan as the second-largest economy behind the United States in 2010.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The preservice charge could be all or part of a remaining deductible, for example, or a sizable percentage of what the visit or treatment might cost.
    Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • The nature of Robert Carradine’s death is the subject of a new lawsuit brought against the University of California, Los Angeles by the actor’s family.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In that time, Sezalory had three kids, lost a brother and navigated her mother’s cancer diagnosis, all of which brought a new perspective.
    Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetched. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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