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sell (for)

verb

Definition of sell (for)

as in to cost

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

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Now months removed from a thumb surgery that cost him half a season, Kirk leads the Jays in average, on-base and slugging percentage, hits, RBIs and walks over the last 18 days.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Greeley officials say improvements at a single intersection could cost up to $2 million.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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