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auction

[awk-shuhn] / ˈɔk ʃən /
NOUN
competitive sale; sale by bid
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That’s because its funding is tied to an auction for a shrinking number of pollution allowances.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“We expect robust auction results via demand from domestic investors,” Citi Research’s Tomohisa Fujiki says in a research report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A $22 billion auction in 30-year bonds will follow on Thursday, ahead of next week’s Fed meeting, the first led by new Chairman Kevin Warsh.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In 2024, Labour's Bell Ribeiro-Addy called for an end to the sale of human remains in auction houses and on social media.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Matthew asked about the auction Dad had gone to.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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