scalper

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Noun
  • Jack and Ozzy joined in, throwing old food over the fence.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 22 July 2025
  • An aggressive hitter, Naylor can get extremely hot, and carry a team with drives to the gap or bombs over the fence.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Humanitarian groups have expressed concern that more migrants aided by smugglers will attempt even riskier routes to evade being apprehended by the Border Patrol.
    Nicol Leon, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
  • Fans are instead turning to unusual sources - including buying from smugglers.
    Fred He, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Her mother’s parents, the Pattis (her first name is her mother’s maiden name), were immigrant bootleggers; their sewing room had removable floorboards to hide whiskey.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
  • However, when a bootlegger is seen as simply trying to ride others’ success in a self-serving manner, community support quickly wanes, and job opportunities for the bootlegger can even dry out.
    London School of Economics, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The average trading volume for Kohl's is roughly 8.7 million shares a day, however on July 22, traders were moving as high as 190 million shares of stock.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
  • Positioning After Earnings: Conversely, following the earnings release, traders can assess the relationship between immediate and medium-term returns to guide their strategy.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • After a nail-biting federal approval process that inspired backlash, Ellison and team have not only secured a legacy distributor, but a trove of content in various stages of production and development.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 July 2025
  • Following a Fantastic Fest premiere that year, Blair’s film was stalled due to difficulties in securing a distributor.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Elevate—which is owned by Velocity, the San Francisco 49ers, Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment and concessionaire Levy—will provide strategic and operational consulting as part of lending packages.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
  • The judges are not provided with the concessionaires' identities.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • That promise, Plaza merchants and area residents say, so far is being kept.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
  • Competition between these companies has intensified this year, with all three expanding their delivery networks and pledging billions in subsidies to merchants and consumers.
    Dylan Butts,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • For thirty years, until 2016, Ford had worked for Sotheby’s, the auction house, as an auctioneer and a specialist in British and Irish art, before setting up his own business.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
  • In preparation for the fair set for Saturday, July 26 to Saturday, Aug. 2, Ramona High School seniors Connor Nelson and Kelsey Weller helped the auctioneer at the May 31 Pie Auction & BBQ.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
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“Scalper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalper. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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