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Alphabet’s $10 billion stock sale to Berkshire was part of its $85 billion equity raise, External link which also included a public equity offering and a public sale of mandatory convertible preferred stock.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

While leading the commission from 2017 to 2020, he advocated for individual investors and cracked down on the public sale of cryptocurrencies, which he had said flouted investor protections.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

"We hope everyone will think carefully about the impact of fireworks and support our call for a national ban on their public sale."

From BBC Nov. 4, 2025

The firm has since spent millions on renovations, “exactly as intended by Merced County when the property was sold in an open and public sale process,” company attorney Richard Marchini said in a written statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2024

But she now knew how to go about bidding in a public sale, because of the experience Eleanor and she had had in New York, when they went about with Mr. Fabian.

From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth



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