consignment
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The reports of shortages have been overshadowed by controversy over an allegedly substandard consignment imported last month outside government-to-government arrangements and at a significantly higher cost.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Alouette’s attempts to reclaim her work as her own instead of her father’s result in her consignment to Salpêtrière.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
Called Athena, the technology proposes item descriptions, suggests pricing and, crucially for a company that receives millions of goods a year to sell on consignment, helps discern authentic products from fakes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
France's energy ministry and EDF did not respond to AFP's questions on the consignment or trade.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
There was the $20 application fee at the Park Plaza, plus $20 for the belt I need for Menards, purchased only after comparison shopping at a consignment store.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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