consignment
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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
The UK government has criticised delays in aid being allowed into Gaza after a consignment of more than 1,100 tents it sent to the strip took more than a year to arrive.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
France's energy ministry and EDF did not respond to AFP's questions on the consignment or trade.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
“New consignment just in from Arabia. Never seen one before?”
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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