consignment

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Recent Examples of consignment One big change is the marketplace transition to consignment, which the CEO said is in its final stages. Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024 During a snowstorm on January 26, 2022, Syrian traffickers attempted to ferry a huge consignment of captagon pills into Jordan on foot. Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 The three works are the first consignment announcement from the auction house for its fall marquee evening sales in New York. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024 Budgets are a mixed bag for the coming year, with a slight increase in spend for some retailers, while others remain cautious or are working out consignment deals with brands. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for consignment 
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Noun
  • If the rear passenger space is modest, the rear cargo space is class leading for a car this size.
    James Morris, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • These drones, loaded with an array of seeds, hover over target areas and release their precious cargo.
    Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • So troops at the U.S. garrison can try and disrupt those shipments.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In 1947, following media exposes, the FDA obtained an injunction against the interstate shipment of Reich’s accumulators.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • That flag drop signals the start of a mad dash to totally disassemble the garage and pack all the equipment onto their respective freights, an operation that extended well into early Monday morning in Doha.
    Jack Bantock, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • With protests already scheduled for Thursday and Dec. 10 at the major ports, shippers may have more incentive to shift some ocean freight over the air instead.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Ultimately, Stockman's mandate to cut spending collided with two other Reagan articles of faith: tax cuts and a vigorous military build up to challenge what was then still the Soviet Union.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Trump’s mandate arises not just from the raw vote total, but also from the fact that every swing state, every part of the country, and major demographic groups swung toward Trump.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The more precise moving companies can be in their loading and unloading of office or industrial components, the more quickly they can be redeployed in their new locations.
    Anar Mammadov, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • If a cancellation or delay was under the airline's control, such as maintenance or crew problems, cabin cleaning, baggage loading and fueling, there are certain amenities that passengers can claim.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In the past, such roles have offered fertile ground for graft, especially bribes for promotions.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • If reports are to be believed, this may not be the last time he'll be seen with the popular promotion.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • There’s just loads of people that turn up in a park, and there’s music.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Kara Kramer’s illustrations, filled with the bright colors of the Rubik’s Cube and loads of shapes and geometric patterns, bring a delightful energy to the tale.
    Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Ramaswamy has suggested that DOGE — which, despite its name, is an advisory commission — plans to think big and move swiftly.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The settlements were negotiated after a jury in October 2023 found NAR, Keller Williams and HomeServices of America liable for conspiring to inflate commissions.
    Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024

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