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auction

[awk-shuhn] / ˈɔk ʃən /
NOUN
competitive sale; sale by bid
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It is hoped the sculptures will then be sold a fundraising auction at the end of the summer.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Google won the bankruptcy auction in August for Spirit’s digital archives, including decades of payroll, travel and recruiting files, along with about 100 million emails, 80,000 email accounts and millions of additional digital items.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

For example, the Sri Lanka Tea board has used ISO 3103 in its tasting unit, which assesses tea before auction and export.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026

Lynn Sweet, 64, bought a four-bed cottage and two-bed annexe in Newport in August at auction for £145,000.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

To make vacations affordable, at public auction the Warden bought a bus that, oddly enough, had once been a mobile TB clinic, with a turret-like bulge in its roof to accommodate an X-ray machine.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Viewed from a bird’s-eye vantage, the book’s vignettes glide between mundanity—town-council meetings, estate auctions, block parties—and tragedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

It argued that thousands end up at slaughter auctions each year.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Importantly, there also were hopes that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent might signal he’s considering cutting the size of auctions for 20- and 30-year Treasurys.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Others have debated whether the Treasury might consider scrapping 20-year auctions altogether, a move that seems unlikely.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mrs. Frankweiler closed her Manhattan residence three years ago; important pieces from its contents have found their way to various auctions and galleries since that time.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

The guitar played by the singer-songwriter in the Faith music video is one of several items being auctioned by Sworders from the collection of Siobhan Bailey, Michael's long-time personal assistant.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Billionaire Peter Thiel has been revealed as the buyer of Casa Encantada, a storied Bel-Air mega-mansion that was auctioned off for $130 million over the summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

A week earlier, the U.S. government auctioned $39 billion of 10-year Treasurys after yields had surged above 5.36%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

In addition, a few slots are held back to be auctioned off for near-term use, providing flexibility for shippers facing urgent needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The record had been set three years ago when an artifact called the Cataclyst was auctioned off.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Treasury is auctioning $19 billion in 10-year Treasury inflation-protected securities, or TIPS.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Amy Winehouse's father must pay just under £1m to two of his daughter's friends after a failed High Court claim over the auctioning of the late singer's items.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, terrestrial carriers are looking to fight back and the Federal Communications Commission is auctioning more spectrum, too.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

While they’ll be auctioning off five of the photos, they’re planning to keep two.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

I earned a decent amount of money each month by selling commercial time on my POV channel and by auctioning off any unneeded magic items, armor, or weapons I acquired during my travels.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline


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