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Recent Examples of fire sale
Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
The opportunity to pick up sites arose when rising funding costs precipitated a liquidity crunch and project delays, compelling distressed developers to undertake a fire sale of their land parcels.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
The market largely froze up over the past two years as lenders and owners struggled to agree on pricing, holding onto assets instead of being forced to sell at fire-sale prices.
—Richard Eisenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
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Noun
That unscheduled heavy spending played a significant part in creating the profit and sustainability rules (PRS) issues that led to a virtual fire sale of talent six months later to avoid possible sanctions.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
The opportunity to pick up sites arose when rising funding costs precipitated a liquidity crunch and project delays, compelling distressed developers to undertake a fire sale of their land parcels.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Most livestock herds are now owned by merchant-soldier cartels—either stolen or bought from desperate herders at fire-sale prices—which monopolize the lucrative export trade.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
The market largely froze up over the past two years as lenders and owners struggled to agree on pricing, holding onto assets instead of being forced to sell at fire-sale prices.
—Richard Eisenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
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Editor's note: The story and headline have been corrected to reflect that General Catalyst has not yet completed regulatory clearance for the purchase.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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If your surgeon requires cardiac clearance, embrace the process.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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The report used each repeat sale to compute the compound annual return (CAR) of the fluctuation in price over time between purchase and sale.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Norse Atlantic Airways, a discount European airline, recently revealed dozens of flight deals on flights from the United States to Europe throughout the rest of 2024 and early 2025 as part of a September Sale.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2024
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Those ties have been buoyed by discount Russian oil purchases from China and sanctions-hit Russia’s increasing reliance on Chinese consumer goods amid its economic isolation.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2024
Noun
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All these years later, a set of the photos ended up at a garage sale, where someone purchased them and then brought them to a local museum.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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No one stayed later, went to more thrift stores, garage sales, crossed state lines to go to more swap meets looking for the perfect piece of clothing that would help an actor totally unlock their character.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
10 Dec. 2024
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The shooting guard looks good both as a spot-up shooter on the move and attacking closeouts.—
Jared Weiss,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Further, Ware was called for a flagrant foul for a reckless closeout, not only leaving Mills with the four-point play, but also the Jazz with possession.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Milano Unica fair took place in a typical soulless convention center on the city’s edge.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Cost: Admission to the fair and Addendum is free but tickets must be reserved at www.eventbrite.com/o/tropic-bound-55515375283.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Here’s what’s happening: A 2,000-square-foot wholesale showroom in the Dallas World Trade Center, and a 2,800-square-foot wholesale showroom in the Cooper City building in Los Angeles, are both launching in March.—
David Moin,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Midwest region saw prices at $7.03 per dozen, up from $5.75 in early January and California wholesale prices softened to $8.72 per dozen in the Jan. 31 report compared to $8.97 on Jan. 3.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Anaheim United Methodist Church is planning its annual rummage sale over a couple of weekends next month.—
Andrea Manes,
Orange County Register,
30 Jan. 2025
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The farmers market, plant sales, ‘Movies in the Gardens,’ neighborhood cleanups, rummage sales, trick-or-treating, ‘National Night Out,’ educational programs, and an array of performances are just a few of the many events that use the space throughout the year.—
Drake Bentley,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Nov. 2024
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