as in secondary
taken or created from something original or basic memoirs filled with secondhand stories about show-business celebrities
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Recent Examples of secondhand And better yet, a quick peruse on secondhand retailers like eBay proves that there are also plenty of fabulous options to uncover. —
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025 But thrifting’s appeals wider, considering that approximately one-third of the clothing that was purchased in the past year was secondhand, according to CapitalOne Shopping Research. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025 But running an independent bookstore where new, not secondhand, books are sold is, well, novel. —Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025 Most of the TikTok and Instagram videos that have become many Americans’ main source of news are not based on reality but are secondhand or third-hand versions of it, the magazine said. —Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for secondhand
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025 But thrifting’s appeals wider, considering that approximately one-third of the clothing that was purchased in the past year was secondhand, according to CapitalOne Shopping Research. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025 But running an independent bookstore where new, not secondhand, books are sold is, well, novel. —Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025 Most of the TikTok and Instagram videos that have become many Americans’ main source of news are not based on reality but are secondhand or third-hand versions of it, the magazine said. —Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for secondhand
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Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as landslides and liquefaction that might have contributed to losses.— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Dan Quinn takes the draft’s top cornerback by snagging Delane off the board to help a secondary that was somehow worse than the Cowboys’ pass defense a year ago.— Nick Harris April 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission — an independent federal agency that has jurisdiction over derivative markets — is overseeing prediction markets.— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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Section 232 tariffs set a general 50% rate on aluminum, steel and certain related products while some specific copper and derivative products are subject to a 25% rate, per the White House .— Christina Cheddar Berk,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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