consignment
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Unlike the previous shipments, which were carried by the Mexican navy, Monday's aid consignment was transported by a merchant ship, sailing under a Panamanian flag, AFP journalists observed.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The government has previously said it cancelled the consignment amid concerns over its quality and cost and barred oil marketers from selling it.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Called Athena, the technology proposes item descriptions, suggests pricing and, crucially for a company that receives millions of goods a year to sell on consignment, helps discern authentic products from fakes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
The long consignment to the wilderness thwarts “preservation, access, education, creative reuse, scholarship, etc., when most of the works are out of circulation and not benefiting any rights holders.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
Uncle Cor helps by taking more than twenty of Vincent’s drawings on consignment.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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