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auction

noun as in competitive sale; sale by bid

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The chair and cage - also made from English elm - are due to be auctioned on 6 December.

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She said Carr got involved after meeting a trustee at an auction, where a sculpture of his head was on offer.

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In his sophomore feature, Fabbro, who previously directed the 2021 romantic thriller “The Grand Bolero,” juxtaposes the quiet grace of Igor’s modest life with the cacophony and commercialism of contemporary truffle auctions.

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Foreclosure filings include default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions.

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Slovakia and Finland will hold bond auctions on Tuesday, followed by Greece on Wednesday and Spain and France on Thursday.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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