ticketing

Definition of ticketingnext
present participle of ticket
as in marking
to attach an identifying slip to the attendant quickly ticketed my coat and handed the claim stub back to me

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Recent Examples of ticketing As the technology takes over ticketing, fans are left competing and paying high prices for concert tickets. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 As part of the settlement, the company agreed to do things like cap service fees at 15% and divest exclusive booking agreements with about a dozen amphitheaters, which ticketing organizations and Democratic lawmakers say does not go nearly far enough. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026 The jury ruled unanimously in favor of the plaintiffs, a coalition of 33 states and the District of Columbia, which argued that Live Nation’s monopolized the market for ticketing and used its muscle to force artists to play its venues. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 But for the live entertainment and ticketing world, this case is going to make a big difference. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026 Last month, Live Nation secured an unexpected tentative settlement with the Department of Justice in which the company agreed to several structural changes to its business, including adjustments to ticketing deals with venues, capping service fees and paying a $280-million fine. Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026 The complaint, initially brought by the Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general in 2024, claimed Live Nation monopolized the industry by controlling ticketing, concert booking, venues and promotions. Adam Reiss, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026 Through Ticketmaster, Live Nation also oversees around 80% percent of major venues’ ticketing for concerts. Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026 Council member Katy Young Yaroslavsky grilled Hoover on ticketing, saying that LA28 had previously misled the council and pressing him on how much of a 24 percent surcharge on tickets is going back to LA28. Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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  • Atlanta's first open container district in South Downtown goes into effect Wednesday, marking a major shift in how the city approaches its downtown entertainment zones.
    Monique John, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Captured during ongoing flight testing, the image shows the aircraft in formation behind a KC-135 Stratotanker, marking a significant milestone in the program’s maturation.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
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  • Many on the outside are, within logic and reason, labeling the collection of moves a rebuild.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • City Attorney Evan Goyke and his neighborhood revitalization and ordinance enforcement team recently slapped one of the city's biggest out-of-state landlords with two lawsuits labeling his properties and business model as a public nuisance.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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  • Art institutions — including the Metropolitan Opera — fired back, spotlighting the massive, behind-the-scenes effort that goes into every production and pointedly tagging the actor in response.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • That came after influencer Laura Loomer posted about Chicagoland, tagging now-former Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2026
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  • The new leaders of Iran have swiftly moved away from the late Khamenei’s blueprint for protecting the nation, stamping their own, more extreme approach on Iran’s third Islamic Republic.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Be careful to check if USPS staff is stamping mail after hours, otherwise, any postage dropped in the evening will be stamped April 16.
    Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026

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“Ticketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/ticketing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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