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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

In June 2024, Russia's Litfond auction house listed in its catalogue a second edition of Pushkin's "The Prisoner of the Caucasus", a book corresponding to a copy stolen from the BnF.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Dr Lauren McIntyre, of the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology, said auction sales such as the one that had been planned for Glasgow were unacceptable.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The most expensive tickets of the night surely went to two individuals who won an auction through MSG’s Garden of Dreams Foundation for a total of $1 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

If he buys the fish he’ll pack it in ice and send it overnight by air to Japan, for auction at the Tokyo fish market tomorrow.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick




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