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sold (for)

verb

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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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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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

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