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Recent Examples of fire sale
Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Coming in the wake of last week’s fire sale of nearly everything on the ranch, the series’ wandering souls were left adrift.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Dec. 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
Despite some worries, the fire sale event all but confirms that the next Escape From Tarkov wipe will launch this week.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Coming in the wake of last week’s fire sale of nearly everything on the ranch, the series’ wandering souls were left adrift.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Dec. 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
Noun
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After being hopeful to play in the championship, reigning Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes was downgraded to out Wednesday night for Thursday’s game after not getting medical clearance, his agent Pat Brisson said.—
Lauren Merola,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The same can’t be said in Laos, where the U.S. provided almost 90% of international funding for unexploded ordnance clearance in 2022, according to the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor.—
Anton L. Delgado,
NBC News,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Dodge owners, for example, get an infotainment push after 60 days of purchase offering the Dodge Complete Performance Package, a comprehensive warranty offering.—
Aarian Marshall,
WIRED,
25 Feb. 2025
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The more Gold Coins that a player purchases, the more Sweeps Coins the player also receives.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And some stores, like discount German grocers Lidl and Aldi, are limiting the number of egg purchases.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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Yard and garage sales were flush with the sale of paperbacks.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Opening on Valentine’s Day, Jacqueline Sullivan’s new show is all about cups: as cherished wedding gifts, antiques sitting in your grandmother’s curio cabinet, detritus at the garage sale, and collectibles reinvented by contemporary artists.—
Morgan Meier,
Curbed,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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However, those aggressive closeouts gave Jones the time to step into pull-up jumpers with no contest.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Knicks allow the fifth-fewest attempts per game, but over time, numbers this bad indicate structural issues — poor closeouts, breakdowns in coverage and a lack of rim protection forcing extra help rotations.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Colored Gemstone Jewels Color was certainly trending at the fair.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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While Ukraine wasn’t selling any of the weapons, its presence at the fair was crucial, said Ivan Sybyriakov, senior manager of the Unmanned Systems Center at the SPETS Techno Export.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But the full impact of the wholesale price spike has not yet hit consumers: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found the national average price for eggs to be $4.95 a dozen for shoppers in January.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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First, last week’s wholesale inflation data suggested the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of price pressures in the U.S. economy — known as the PCE index — may come in softer than feared later this month .—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
17 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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