bid

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Not that Arthur was thinking about either Derby eight years ago when she bid $500 for a behind-the-scenes tour of Santa Anita or Del Mar. She wasn’t even thinking about owning a horse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The assembly added that it "chose the lowest-cost bidder" and "within that bid, there were a number of finish options".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But it was enough for traders to furiously bid up the price of near-term deliveries of oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Australia slashed fuel taxes from Wednesday in a bid to curb price rises at the pump.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“And my sister here had the brilliant idea of putting in a bid to expand La Cocina!”

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya