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auction

[awk-shuhn] / ˈɔk ʃən /
NOUN
competitive sale; sale by bid
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“Because of that, it makes them desirable and interesting. And of course, once it goes on an auction site like eBay, it’s very easy for that price to go up.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

Chatham Asset Management won the bidding in the bankruptcy auction that year, and much of the company’s debt was eliminated in the acquisition.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

An old station house that is up for auction in Nottinghamshire has had unexpected attention after being dubbed the "scariest house on Rightmove".

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Two paintings by the Impressionist master Claude Monet that have never been shown in public are to be sold in Paris next month by the billionaire Schlumberger family of France, auction house Sotheby's said Thursday.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

The auction letter is on top, and under it are a notice of sale of tax-defaulted property, a notice to parties of interest, redemption amounts, rights of parties of interest after sale...

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

In fact, Bob had more Barbie collaborations than any other designer — more than 60, including both production and one-of-a-kind dolls for charity auctions.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

One major source of income and lawsuits has reportedly been in champagne-fueled art auctions on board major cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Eurozone government bond yields rose slightly in response to the Fed’s rate increase and ahead of large-volume government bond auctions from Spain and France on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Bad actors entered live auctions to place fake bids on items for up to $1,000 before letting the payments fail, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 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

Princess Diana's famous "revenge dress" that she wore on the evening that then-Prince Charles made a public admission of adultery is to be auctioned in New York in December.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The two companies decided to change the way the figurines were auctioned to avoid the gouging narrative.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

When it was auctioned a decade ago, it had an estimated worth of $3.6m-$4.6m.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The Treasury auctioned $44 billion in seven-year notes, as it usually does at the end of each month.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

He has stopped working on his canvas, the painting we all thought was going to be this awesome, earth-shattering piece of art that would be auctioned for a million dollars.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

It has said on its website it intends to begin auctioning the 5.79 terabytes of data it was able to steal from Berlin in seven days' time, according to news agency Reuters.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

LaFontaine said the founders stumbled onto the live auction format that dominates the platform—they also host some fixed price sales—when they saw people auctioning Funko Pops during a livestream on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The settlement comes three months after federal prosecutors filed the lawsuit, accusing the company of illegally selling, auctioning or disposing of vehicles owned by SCRA-protected service members.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 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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