selling (for)

present participle of sell (for)

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costing
Verb
  • That project is still costing Meta billions of dollars a quarter.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • Brandon Aiyuk's increasingly routine cringe social media posts have already cost him the respect of some NFL coaches and general managers, and that is costing him money.
    Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
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“Selling (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selling%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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