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as in instructed
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
Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, and Stephen Colbert‘s former bandleader Jon Batiste, along with current bandleader Louis Cato were among the musicians to bid a warm goodbye to Colbert during his final night hosting The Late Show at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York on Thursday.
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
But even if the inventory is ultimately valued and bid on as hoped, Michigan-Ohio State alone tells us staying at 12 long-term is the best path.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Emily in Paris is officially bidding farewell with its sixth and final season.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
The Swedish-Canadian actor and her husband, English actor Jack Donnelly, are bidding farewell to California, listing their family home for $3 million.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2026
These calculations are made possible with the help of a program in Google that allows businesses to bid on keywords.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
Major studios didn’t even want to bid on the rights, believing the film wasn’t worth the potential PR headache.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 May 2026
The project is expected to go out to bid soon, with installation anticipated this fall.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Flock and Motorola Solutions are well-positioned to bid on the contract, as 404 Media noted yesterday.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
But even if the inventory is ultimately valued and bid on as hoped, Michigan-Ohio State alone tells us staying at 12 long-term is the best path.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Emily in Paris is officially bidding farewell with its sixth and final season.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
The Swedish-Canadian actor and her husband, English actor Jack Donnelly, are bidding farewell to California, listing their family home for $3 million.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2026
These calculations are made possible with the help of a program in Google that allows businesses to bid on keywords.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
Major studios didn’t even want to bid on the rights, believing the film wasn’t worth the potential PR headache.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 May 2026
The project is expected to go out to bid soon, with installation anticipated this fall.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Flock and Motorola Solutions are well-positioned to bid on the contract, as 404 Media noted yesterday.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bade
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After his victory in the then-match-play tournament at Olympia Fields, Hagen handed the Wanamaker Trophy to a cab driver and instructed him to take it to his hotel.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Beijing has condemned those measures and instructed its companies to ignore them.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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For the 2025 awards, more than 3,300 organizations in the Baltimore metro area were invited to survey their employees.—
Bob Helbig,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2026
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Similarly mundane material is given to Seth Rogen (as a fellow rabbi more concerned with having fun than appreciating the faith), Kate Berlant (as Rogen’s partner in faith), and Alex Karpovsky (as another rabbi, this one invited to join Noah’s temple).—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
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The man continued moving around inside the fountain even as police ordered him to get out, according to the outlet.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The court also ordered them to pay Djena nearly three hundred thousand dollars in restitution.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Mallory Menacker asked, referencing the 1992 movie in which a bunch of misfit kids go from hockey novices to improbable winners.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Castle Rock Water also asked the council to consider an ordinance that would temporarily ban HOAs and metro districts from issuing violations for brown grass during droughts.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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One of the guns had hate speech written on it, the sources told The Times, and anti-Islamic writings were found in a vehicle.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Miller, who has lived in the area for just a month, told NBC San Diego that his favorite thing about his neighborhood is how friendly and welcoming everyone has been.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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In the mid 1990s, when there was no streaming competition and cable was still young, the networks commanded most of the viewing attention.—
Ted Linhart,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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But just after ignition, due to an automatic abort from the ground systems, a hard shutdown was commanded.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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