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sold (for)

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Definition of sold (for)

past tense of sell (for)

as in cost

to have a price of the house is selling for $200,000

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On the other hand, the unemployment rate is still low and eggs no longer cost more than $6 a dozen.

— Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
State regulators sided with them in October, ending a battle that cost neighbors roughly $100,000 in legal fees.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026

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Sotheby’s did not immediately respond to ARTnews‘s inquiry about the prices the work fetched in its two previous visits to the block.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
These tubers have fetched $600 per kilo at auction, growing in three months and yielding a delicate, lemon-y or salty taste.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

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