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auction

[awk-shuhn] / ˈɔk ʃən /
NOUN
competitive sale; sale by bid
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The reserve for auction is $6.5 million, a 41% drop from the original purchase price of $10.9 million.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The auction features Pee-wee’s iconic gray suit and other costumes, red Schwinn bicycles, dolls, puppets, claymation figures, scripts and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Few objects in the history of sport embody greatness as completely as Michael Jordan's game three jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals," Joopiter said in the auction posting.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The billionaire venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder quietly bought the property through a limited liability company at a foreclosure auction in Pomona in July, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the sale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 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

The force said any money raised from the auctions was split between the force and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and said some cash went to "local good causes".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

RWE said the agreement with Masdar will see the two companies jointly participate in German offshore wind auctions next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Farmers were just starting to go out of business up there, and his father always attended those auctions.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Whilst the book has been auctioned for TV and film adaptation rights, Kennedy is putting no names in the mix.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Treasury on Tuesday auctioned $69 billion in two-year notes paying the highest yield in more than two years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

Now they are auctioned before they are opened rather than after, so bidders don’t know what they are getting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The museum purchased the statue last year when one of its curators spotted it during a preview showing of works to be auctioned by the Parke-Bernet Galleries.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

JapanLA was auctioning the rarest Sonny Angels for hundreds of dollars, and that started bothering some fans of the fat little collectibles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, terrestrial carriers are looking to fight back and the Federal Communications Commission is auctioning more spectrum, too.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Government bond supply will be modest from the eurozone, with Germany selling 5 billion euros in April 2031 Bobl and Finland auctioning up to 1.5 billion euros in April 2030- and April 2041-dated bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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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