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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

Meanwhile, investors may focus on the Japanese finance ministry’s auction today of about 600 billion yen of 30-year JGBs.

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

It is not illegal in the UK to sell or auction off human remains if they are more than 100 years old.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

When Fyndoro’s Tablet of Finding went up for auction, a huge bidding war broke out between several of the large gunter clans.

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




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