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Recent Examples of consignment
By buying and selling (and reselling) it, the high-end consignment boutique’s 2025 Ultra Luxury Resale Report suggests.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
If shopping is high on your travel agenda, head to the luxury boutiques along Greenwich Avenue and browse for baby gifts at the Piccolina Shop, or pop a block over to consignment shop Consigned Designs.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Local museums and galleries often take works on loan or consignment, displaying them in ideal conditions for months or even years.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Christopher Columbus’s son, Diego Colón, Hispaniola’s governor, granted him an encomienda, or consignment of Indian laborers, on the north coast of the island in the Cibao Valley.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
If shopping is high on your travel agenda, head to the luxury boutiques along Greenwich Avenue and browse for baby gifts at the Piccolina Shop, or pop a block over to consignment shop Consigned Designs.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Local museums and galleries often take works on loan or consignment, displaying them in ideal conditions for months or even years.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Christopher Columbus’s son, Diego Colón, Hispaniola’s governor, granted him an encomienda, or consignment of Indian laborers, on the north coast of the island in the Cibao Valley.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consignment
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Though the aircraft was not carrying any hazardous cargo, officials are continuing to monitor Louisville’s air quality after the crash scattered a half-mile-long debris field and sent thick plumes of smoke into the air.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The longer the shutdown lasts, the greater the risk of cargo backups at these Texas ports due to unpaid employees calling in sick.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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But last spring, the Kansas State Board of Education restored the district to full accreditation based on school officials’ plan for meeting state academic benchmarks.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the mandates also help colleges shovel heaps of bureaucratic muck—validating data for accreditation, carrying out enrollment, flagging troubled students, aggregating metrics of all kinds.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The December shipment of teak — loaded at a Myanmar port owned by an oligarch with close ties to the military — was Florida Teak’s seventh of Burmese teak last year, bringing the total imported by the company in 2022 to roughly 437,000 pounds, import records analyzed by the Miami Herald show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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That 5-million-square-foot sorting and handling site temporarily closed midweek due to a cargo plane crash on location, already causing shipment delays ahead of the FAA mandate.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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The pause grants the White House more time to argue its case against the mandate, which critics say could have strained federal resources, while supporters viewed it as essential to safeguarding food security for millions of low-income Americans.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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That 5-million-square-foot sorting and handling site temporarily closed midweek due to a cargo plane crash on location, already causing shipment delays ahead of the FAA mandate.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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The global picture Following Electreon’s success near Paris, concessionaires are evaluating dynamic charging for major freight corridors.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Three crew members aboard the freight plane are believed to be among those found dead, Kentucky officials said.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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During the live video, Khan mentioned New Japan Strong and Ring of Honor (ROH) as promotions that would be interested in seeing a National Champion appear at their events.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, the consumer will click on a promotion from a new bank and open an account.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Most seemed to be triggered by physical exertion—loading sandbags before Hurricane Wilma, for example, or bailing water out of a car owing to Hurricane Floyd.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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All the other tenants will have street-level loading access, and delivery trucks will be able to park in the back of the buildings.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
10 Nov. 2025
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This is not only thanks to the rebate, but also to the commission’s strong efforts to make permits for shooting in Jordan more flexible.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consignment. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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