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Recent Examples of stalking horse
Vintage Wine Estates has received several stalking horse offers in its bankruptcy auction.
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Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Horowitz sold him some forty archives and collections, for about $25 million, and routinely used him as a sounding board and a stalking horse.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: Discount retail chain Big Lots entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, with a stalking horse agreement to boot.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Lids' opening bid, known as the stalking horse bid, is 62% of the cost value of the retailer's inventory on hand at the time of the sale's closure date, estimated to equal about $4.25 million.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024
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Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Horowitz sold him some forty archives and collections, for about $25 million, and routinely used him as a sounding board and a stalking horse.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: Discount retail chain Big Lots entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, with a stalking horse agreement to boot.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Lids' opening bid, known as the stalking horse bid, is 62% of the cost value of the retailer's inventory on hand at the time of the sale's closure date, estimated to equal about $4.25 million.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalking horse
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Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Soon, throughout Plains, residents displayed campaign-style signs, in familiar Carter green, in support of their favorite son.—
Bill Marsh,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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This aggressive expansion strategy closely mirrors competitor Stripe's record-breaking $1.1 billion acquisition of Bridge Network, which was the largest deal in crypto history.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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And O’Neill, a two-time Oscar nominee, dismissed any talk about Silicon Valley giants needing fewer guardrails, and not more, to protect U.S. dominance in digital technologies against global competitors like China.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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The four clubs with the lowest median ticket price for Opening Day include two teams not expected to contend for a divisional title – the Los Angeles Angels ($74) and the Miami Marlins ($73) – and two dark horses – the Seattle Mariners ($96) and Minnesota Twins ($83.50).—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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With all the love, might Torres be a dark horse to win the lead actress Oscar?—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The sweepstakes, which started on March 2, has already received more than 1 million entries, says Cat Brady, senior manager, Omnimedia.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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In its 51st year, the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade is expected to feature more than 100 entries, including floats and marching bands, from community organizations, businesses, government officials, families and individuals.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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Shop our eight favorites below, and be ready, come March 20, to welcome spring in style.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2025
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Scroll through the week’s best celebrity beauty looks, and head over to the Vogue app to vote for your favorites.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fast forward to 2025: Barron Trump will turn 19 on Thursday, a 6-foot-7 enigma who’s treated by admirers as a MAGA crown prince.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Rubio, who also met the Saudi crown prince separately on Monday, reiterated at the time that Kyiv would need to accept Russian control of some of its territory as part of a wider peace deal.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Fatone has also had a reality TV run himself as a contestant — on the Food Network's Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off and, of course, Dancing with the Stars.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The highly quotable rocker — who asked contestants not to accept his rose, but to stay there and continue to rock his world — was more earnest and, therefore, more entertaining than The Bachelor.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Xiaomi is one of the latest entrants to China’s EV industry, better known for its smartphones and consumer tech than high-tech cars.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
18 Mar. 2025
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This spurred new technologies and services, leading to strong stock market performance for innovative telecom companies and new entrants.—
Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2025
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