job lot

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Recent Examples of job lot Where some other towns operating similar schemes have put together a job lot of houses for €1, Castiglione di Sicilia is pricing the properties according to their condition. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 25 Apr. 2021
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Noun
  • More recently, though, in early April, a USDA report said egg supplies are on the rise, which could be a bright point for consumers still dealing with inflation.
    Deanna Marie Lowe, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The pause is temporary, and tariffs on Chinese goods—which include categories that affect the food supply—are still high.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Media and tech stocks are a sea of red ink, with Amazon down 7%.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Technology stocks were the biggest drag on markets in early trading Thursday, followed by the industrial and the financial sectors.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The excess inventory was ultimately returned and 10 cases of about 40,000 cards ended up sealed in a Mexican factory until they were rescued by card dealer Jim Ragsdale, a vintage football specialist and, according to Cintura, the set’s biggest advocate.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Used car prices were declining in recent months because dealers were sitting on older inventory, which often gets less desirable over time for the average consumer.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When healthy, Cabrera possesses some of the most electric stuff in the game.
    Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The shoe thing can be especially frustrating because finding a place on the far side of the security to sit down with all your stuff and re-tie your shoes isn’t always easy.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Officials also argue Abrego Garcia was part of an MS-13 gang in New York—despite never living there—citing his clothing, including Chicago Bulls merchandise, as evidence.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Dining, merchandise and more A barbecue buffet, with a side of duck.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Around the world, sales of commodities from oil to metals to crops are almost universally denominated in dollars.
    Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Demand for commodities falls as people drive and fly less, and building and other investment activity dries up.
    Neil Irwin, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Job lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/job%20lot. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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