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to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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Recent Examples of bade
At least a dozen upcoming Catalan animation titles bid fair for international sales.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 19 June 2026
Companies competed for Nvidia H100 allocations like traders bidding on oil futures, accepting 12-month waitlists and signing data center leases before the concrete had dried.
—Vasu Raj Jain, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Williams was bidding for his 10th win of the season, which would have enabled him to match Milwaukee's Aaron Ashby for the major league lead.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
To bid farewell to those two fees, however, customers will have to sign up for the free customer-rewards program Verizon also announced.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
Bob Swindell, president and CEO of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, told commissioners there are three corporations looking to bid on the same property, and the county does not want to be seen as competing with them instead of luring them to South Florida.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
The team is already considering in-arena activations, such as the ability to bid on a night’s game-used ball up until the final buzzer.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 June 2026
Tottenham defender Luka Vuskovic, 19, is the subject of a £30m bid from Brighton & Hove Albion.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 13 June 2026
The result of this will, surely, be creative self-censorship and a reluctance among the country’s best architects to bid for public work.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
John Hopewell, Variety, 19 June 2026
Companies competed for Nvidia H100 allocations like traders bidding on oil futures, accepting 12-month waitlists and signing data center leases before the concrete had dried.
—Vasu Raj Jain, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Williams was bidding for his 10th win of the season, which would have enabled him to match Milwaukee's Aaron Ashby for the major league lead.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
To bid farewell to those two fees, however, customers will have to sign up for the free customer-rewards program Verizon also announced.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
Bob Swindell, president and CEO of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, told commissioners there are three corporations looking to bid on the same property, and the county does not want to be seen as competing with them instead of luring them to South Florida.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
The team is already considering in-arena activations, such as the ability to bid on a night’s game-used ball up until the final buzzer.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 June 2026
Tottenham defender Luka Vuskovic, 19, is the subject of a £30m bid from Brighton & Hove Albion.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 13 June 2026
The result of this will, surely, be creative self-censorship and a reluctance among the country’s best architects to bid for public work.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bade
Verb
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Civilians in the area have not been instructed to evacuate but have faced checkpoints and tension, with occasional clashes between Israeli soldiers and villagers.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Hours earlier, the shelter-in-place order had instructed residents to immediately go indoors, close all windows and doors, and turn off air conditioning and heating systems until further notice because of hazardous materials concerns and heavy smoke.—
Sydney Barragan,
Daily News,
18 June 2026
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Organizers invited participants to reflect on belonging, ancestry, hospitality, culture and identity while presenting some of their strongest work.—
J.M. Banks
June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Anthropic was also deeply involved in helping draft the latest executive order, sources familiar with the situation told CNN, and its executives had been invited to the White House for a signing ceremony that was ultimately canceled at the last minute.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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In addition to the prison sentence, Høiby was ordered to pay compensation to the victims.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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In addition to the prison sentence, Hoiby was ordered to pay compensation to the victims.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Brunson was in tears after the game, barely able to speak when asked by ESPN what the moment meant.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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OutKick/Fox News Digital has asked the Spurs, NBA and ESPN for comment, and none have offered an explanation.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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The Las Vegas airport confirmed the pilot called an alert, but a British Airways spokesperson told CBS News the aircraft arrived as scheduled and did not declare an emergency.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Chris Hall told The Star at the time that Skydive Kansas City had experienced steady growth since opening its doors.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Some of them have commanded many millions at auction, like 1972’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), showing a man looking into the pool as another man swims underwater to the edge.—
Devorah Lauter for ARTNews,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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The mission will be commanded by Randy Bresnik, 58, veteran of 149 days in space during a shuttle flight and a space station stay.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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