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
  • That is the exact failure the gateway vendors position against, and also the risk that could shrink their own market.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • The celebration includes carnival rides, live music, food vendors and a fireworks show honoring the nation's 250th anniversary.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • To address the hazard, Kia's new fix will be for dealers to install an electronic fuse assembly, free of charge — aimed at preventing ongoing operation of the seat motor if its switch becomes dislodged or otherwise damaged.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • During the late 1980s, the car passed though the hands of several respected sports-car dealers, and was twice-entered in the 1000-mile Mille Miglia Storica.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • The company declined to name specific clients but said its customers include a mix of global merchants, payment providers, fintechs, and financial institutions.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • Its comprehensive set of tools is packaged in a single platform, as opposed to other companies that require merchants to patch together different plugins for landing pages, inventory and checkout.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • And although the majority of Kalshi’s traders are male, two thirds of their Love Island traders are women, according to the company.
    Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
  • Semiconductor stocks led the decline as traders took profits following the sector's recent rally, with Micron and Club holding Intel each dropping more than 4%.
    Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 July 2026

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