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fetched

verb

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 The previous record belonged to a 1935 Duesenberg SSJ, which fetched $22 million at Gooding's Pebble Beach auction in 2018. — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026 The move saved the team about $8 million in cash, but the financial benefit became less relevant when Washington pursued Tyler Linderbaum, who ultimately fetched nearly $30 million a year from the Las Vegas Raiders. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 His auction record was set in 2022 when the painting Animal Unity (1978) fetched $312,000 Canadian (about $227,000 at current exchange rates), more than tripling its high estimate, at Canadian auctioneer Cowley Abbott. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 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

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Bunny uses his personal history with the Matron of Bridget’s nursing home, played by Aisling O’Sullivan (Raw, The Clinic), to pull in a favour — a favour that will cost him dear.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Suggest a better time, name your exit point, or adjust your role so commitment does not cost your peace.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026

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The 2026 midterms have brought a number of generational challenges like the one Moulton is waging against Markey, with younger Democrats taking on — and in some cases unseating — longtime incumbents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Wemlinger says the cyclical nature of design trends has brought these colors back, but the nostalgia factor is changing how they’re used.

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026

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