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Bids on oil cargoes tracked by Argus Media on Wednesday reached as high as $145 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Bids on a 1977 vintage poster featuring a red Apple that hung in Jobs family’s living room top $16,600, the auction site shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Bids for the 2031 and 2035 finals will have to be submitted in the fourth quarter of 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Bids for replacing the 520 bridge over Portage Bay in Seattle were more than $500 million over the expected cost.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023

Bids on the work had been invited from contractors in all directions and John's employer had made an estimate of his own of the cost of the work and had asked John's opinion of it.

From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)