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Recent Examples of consignment
At the time, the rationale was clear: reducing friction for small consignments benefited consumers, supported small businesses, and allowed customs authorities to focus their resources on high-value or high-risk goods.
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Many Canadian wine importers operate on consignment, meaning they do not get paid until the product sells.
—Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Refresh Resale is a consignment shop for women, men, and children.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
And savvy spring wardrobe replenishers know how to make the most of an excellent resource: consignment shops.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Many Canadian wine importers operate on consignment, meaning they do not get paid until the product sells.
—Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Refresh Resale is a consignment shop for women, men, and children.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
And savvy spring wardrobe replenishers know how to make the most of an excellent resource: consignment shops.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consignment
Noun
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Yamasa spun off its gambling device business in 2020 and today focuses its core enterprise on plane and cargo ship leasing, solar farms, and the American rental market.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2025
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Unfortunately, the Planetary Alliance gang insist on treating Murderbot like one of the team, inviting it to ride in their transport vehicle (instead of the cargo bay, where SecUnits usually travel) and giving it a crew uniform to wear when its armor is damaged.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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IoT enables real-time tracking of shipments, inventory levels and equipment performance.—
Alexander Clausbruch,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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As part of Trump’s tariffs, the president last week closed a trade loophole favorable to many online businesses that allowed shipments from China under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Shorter logistics chains cut freight expenses, shrink working-capital needs, and reduce scope-3 emissions.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Trucking was just emerging from a three-year freight recession brought on by the pandemic.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
Noun
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In fact, Moody’s was quite clear that Maryland’s future unfunded mandates were the main cause.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2025
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Modernisation and the government mandate for all-seater stadia in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 have led to a significant reduction in capacity.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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There’s a small receiving room for customers to pick up or drop off bottles and a loading dock for the larger orders.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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The Naugatuck train station is a small plexiglass box with a single bench, a lone dot in the expanse of the concrete parking lot, just across from the loading dock of a post office.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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Founded in 2003, ADI supports the growth and success of small-scale distillers through education, advocacy, networking, and promotion of best practices in the industry.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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And when asked about his thoughts on promotion and relegation, Nance answered decisively.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Having an unquestionably talented scorer like Ogunbowale (22.2 points per game in 2024) will help ease the load off Paige Bueckers, who averaged 19.9 points per game in her senior season at UConn.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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In Singapore, a skyscraper adapts to monsoon winds, shifting the HVAC load to avoid structural strain.—
Dan Drogman,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The commission’s Wildlife Conservation Committee already passed it once in January, but when their recommendation came before the full commission, members sent it back amid an uproar from farmers, ranchers and rural politicians, who said they were blindsided by it.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
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The settlement elicited a crisp rebuke from Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw, a member of the commission’s Democratic minority.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consignment. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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