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Recent Examples of fire sale
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
George Lucas sold Star Wars for $4 billion to Disney in 2012, who has already made far, far more than that with the property, which makes that looks like a fire sale.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Milan is already known as a global capital of fashion, but fire-sale shopping is gaining traction.
—Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In Miami’s collective memory, the title that autumn has been eclipsed by the next spring’s fire sale.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
George Lucas sold Star Wars for $4 billion to Disney in 2012, who has already made far, far more than that with the property, which makes that looks like a fire sale.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Large investors are throwing in the towel and selling prime properties at fire-sale prices, because the majority are over-leveraged while vacancies continue to rise, leading to lower cash flow.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Milan is already known as a global capital of fashion, but fire-sale shopping is gaining traction.
—Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
Noun
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The reopened highway, which is dogged by traffic jams in normal times, is likely to be slow going for years as debris clearance and reconstruction continue.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Beyond the immediate injuries and damage to the historic sailing ship, the collision raises significant questions about maritime safety protocols in New York Harbor, particularly regarding tall ship clearance under the city's bridges.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Following President Trump’s suggestion that trade partners can avoid tariffs by increasing their purchases of U.S. energy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that investments from Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan in the flagship LNG project could form the basis of a deal with those countries.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Another major source of income for them is affiliate links, URLs that track clicks and purchases, allowing the creator to earn commission from sales.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Shein and Temu make up 17% of the discount US market, according to a congressional report on China’s e-commerce exports.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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For non-discount customers, PG&E said in an email its typical bill is around $211 per month as of January.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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For example, in Sacramento County, residents can hold up to three garage sales per year at their home without a permit, but each sale can last no more than two consecutive days.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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The club raised $36,000 at its recent garage sale that will go toward its operating costs.—
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Our closeout for the night is Game 3 between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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However, those aggressive closeouts gave Jones the time to step into pull-up jumpers with no contest.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Those days may be behind us, but the fair’s Grandstand Stage concerts continue to be an annual staple of San Diego’s summer concert season.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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More than 2,500 people attended the fair’s opening night on Friday, according to fair Marketing Director Milla Khano.—
Stephanie Lam,
Mercury News,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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In the last six months alone, the Bank for International Settlements expanded its cross-border wholesale CBDC pilot, Project mBridge, to include over 26 observing members.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Staudinger has built a brand that is on the lips of fashionistas everywhere and is growing every which way, adding categories like sport and expanding with brick-and-mortar stores, e-commerce and through wholesale accounts.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Orland Park church hosts rummage sale A rummage sale is planned for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9 and 8 a.m. to noon May 10 at Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, 7500 Sycamore Drive, Orland Park.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Women in the church’s circle began hosting rummage sales nearly 50 years ago in the building now housing Chapel on the Green.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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