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auction

[awk-shuhn] / ˈɔk ʃən /
NOUN
competitive sale; sale by bid
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The auction house said the "first production chassis" features a unique finish and bespoke parts.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The BBC has contacted the auction house and Ferrari for more information.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The Ministry of Finance is scheduled to auction about 2.5 trillion yen of 5-year sovereign notes on Tuesday and around 700 billion yen of 20-year JGBs on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The U.K. is due to sell July 2036 gilts via auction on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

At the end of the night, the winner of the auction comes up to me, smiling, my piece in his hands.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

Ferraris often attract some of the highest prices at car auctions.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

More recently, online auctions are "even better... fantastic" for travellers, he says.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Last week, the Treasury Department released its quarterly refunding announcement, which laid out the schedule of bond auctions that will be held to raise money for the government over the coming months.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The Los Angeles-based company runs a marketplace where sellers host live video auctions, hawking sports cards, clothes, slime and plants to viewers who bid in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

During his father’s last few years Joe had gone with him often up to Colorado, up to the auctions in Monte Vista and Alamosa and other towns in the San Luis Valley.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

An expanse of US maritime territory near American Samoa in the South Pacific could be auctioned as soon as November, according to official documents.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

It allows people to bid, around the clock, on trading cards, squishy toys, designer fashion and instant ramen, auctioned live in high-energy shows within the app.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

One reason homes aren’t auctioned often on the site, he said, is that you have to promote them yourself.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Apex, the Stegosaurus, was auctioned to Kenneth Griffin, founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The Manifest Victory Quilt will be auctioned off to the highest bidder during the New Year’s festivities at the Manifest depot following the president’s quilt signing.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

The seller, it turned out, had been auctioning coins that had been cleaned or artificially altered—a serious flaw that graders flag and collectors shun, rendering the coins nearly impossible to resell at a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Amy Winehouse's father must pay just under £1m to two of his daughter's friends after a failed High Court claim over the auctioning of the late singer's items.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The company also didn’t obtain a court order before selling or auctioning the vehicles, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Japan is auctioning 40-year bonds on Wednesday, and weak demand would raise the risk of renewed selling.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 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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