auctioneers

plural of auctioneer

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Recent Examples of auctioneers There are also weekly livestock auctions that are quite the sensory, chaotic feast, with multiple auctioneers going at the same time. Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 The podcast will be rooted in Riles’ background as a longtime Hollywood audience warm-up comedian and one of the country’s top benefit auctioneers. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026 Each speech in Policy is time-limited; kids speak like gasping auctioneers to cram in arguments their opponents must try to rebut. Eli Durst, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 On the styling front, Park drew on research into real-world auctioneers to develop a look that tracked Seol-ah’s shifting emotional states. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026 The following year, the auctioneers sold a bronze participants medal from the 1920 Antwerp Olympics for £640 ($875). Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026 At the heart of this tradition are the auctioneers, whose skill can determine not only the outcome of a sale but also the livelihoods of the exhibitors. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026 This iteration is one of just 30 300 SLs that were delivered to France, according to the auctioneers. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2026 During Ghost Month, the seventh month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, auctioneers sell seemingly ordinary items—backpacks, calculators, tchotchkes—imbued with a spiritual charge thought to bring good luck. Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Noun
  • As its stock languishes below its IPO price — at press time, $131 — short sellers are going all in against the company, hoping to make a killing off of CEO Elon Musk’s faltering pull on investors.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • Jeenah Moon | Reuters Short sellers are rapidly increasing their bets against SpaceX, driving bearish positioning to nearly one-third of the company's public float as the struggling stock hovers below its IPO offering price.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • In the summer months, the Marché du Cap Ferret is open daily, with wine stands and produce vendors inside the covered hall (Chez Cocotte is a must-visit) and stalls outside sporting jewelry and clothing.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
  • In addition to hiring private security and coordinating with police, organizer Venessa McGhee said regular attendees and vendors frequently step in to de-escalate problems.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • Galleries and private dealers, by contrast, often had greater difficulty adjusting pricing expectations.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
  • Here’s how American Alternative Assets compares to other leading gold and silver dealers.
    Javier Simon, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • Card authorizations clear within minutes, Pastore said, and the company mines that stream continuously to track consumer spending for economists, banks and merchants.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Instead of paying for separate vendors and tools, merchants earn a share of the opt-in revenue, turning standard return operations into a new source of income.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • The buyers, Jung said, are not simply novice traders chasing online hype.
    Lee Ying Shan,Blair Baek, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Japanese traders are adding the Kospi Index to their watch lists.
    Winnie Hsu, Fortune, 19 July 2026

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