consignment
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But the new owners said they had no knowledge about his collection or the consignment agreement.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Rejected by publishers after his release, he paid to have books printed in China and gave copies to street vendors near Harlem’s 125th street station to sell on consignment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
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 reports of shortages have been overshadowed by controversy over an allegedly substandard consignment imported last month outside government-to-government arrangements and at a significantly higher cost.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
In my mind’s eye, Aunt Gloria turned into a motorist with driving goggles and a huge consignment of bananas in the back seat.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
Archived, whose clientele consists mostly of celebrities and high-profile curators such as Timothée Chalamet, Travis Scott and Don Toliver, sources its pieces through consignments from sellers and endless hours spent hunting across international marketplaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
The data, taken across three sample months, shows that, in November 2025, 18% of flagged consignments of animal products were not taken to Sevington - up from 8% in August the same year.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
"We were supposed to deliver the consignments to our clients today. All burnt to ashes, I guess," said importer Anand Kumar Ghosh, who said he had lost 52 consignments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
That summer, UK Border Force officials kept a close eye on the consignments of Ecuadorian bananas coming into Dover addressed to David Bilsland's business in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
On the other hand, it could not have been used when the first consignments were being printed, probably early in 1868, or the ½ cent would be included in the series.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes
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