make a bid
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To make a bid for party leadership, he needed to become a member of Parliament, and so he ran in Makerfield.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
IAG, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, had earlier expressed an interest in taking a stake but did not make a bid.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
It adds, however, that Russia “is in no position to make a bid for European hegemony” because European allies dwarf it in terms of population, economy, and thus latent military power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Paramount’s board votes unanimously to make a bid for Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
"A sale in sight appeared!"—and as the picture, so it is said, was immediately sold, so also were those who came too late to make a bid.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 13, 1893 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
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