bidding

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One tournament volunteer who scored one said he inadvertently sparked a bidding war after people saw him holding his gnome on the grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

I Am Maximus is bidding to become the first horse to carry top weight to victory since triple winner Red Rum in the 1970s.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“Asian refiners, shut out of Middle Eastern supply, are bidding aggressively for every available Atlantic Basin barrel,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Recently, Gwyneth Paltrow signed on to produce and star in the film adaption of “Strangers” for Netflix, after a massive bidding war.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Slant protested that I should stay, bidding Pomp and I good night.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson