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Recent Examples of consignment
Additional funds are raised through holiday and spring luncheons, a pickleball tournament, and sales at the consignment shop on El Tordo, now headed up by TCF Executive Director Suzanne Newman and staffed by volunteers.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Alouette’s attempts to reclaim her work as her own instead of her father’s result in her consignment to Salpêtrière.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Glassman declined the offer to purchase them, but chatted with Repasky about retail and consignment.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
The city of Dallas alone has dozens of secondhand stores spanning consignment and furniture, and the industry's rapid industry has brought new opportunities, and often more foot traffic.
—Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Alouette’s attempts to reclaim her work as her own instead of her father’s result in her consignment to Salpêtrière.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Glassman declined the offer to purchase them, but chatted with Repasky about retail and consignment.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
The city of Dallas alone has dozens of secondhand stores spanning consignment and furniture, and the industry's rapid industry has brought new opportunities, and often more foot traffic.
—Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consignment
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The step aims to free up Russian cargoes stranded at sea and ease supply shortages caused by the Iran war.—
SYLVIE CORBET,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The tankers also have room to carry cargo or passengers if needed.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Please see the Festival website for further information on the accreditation process.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2026
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Though Hartford and multiple other police departments have their own academy for incoming officers, Wydra said the accreditation standards are dictated by POST.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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Russian supertanker Astro Lupus waits to unload its cargo of the first direct shipment of Russian crude oil on July 3, 2002 in the Gulf of Mexico.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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The animal, discovered among a shipment of automobiles, is now being cared for at the Bronx Zoo.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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At issue are California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations, which were adopted in 2022 and established several requirements for automakers, including the 2035 zero-emission sales mandate.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ellison bought the anti-woke, pro-Israel Free Press and installed its founder atop CBS News with a mandate to shake up the network.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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In May and June of 2019, four oil tankers docked in the United Arab Emirates were sabotaged and two freight vessels, one Japanese-owned and the other Norwegian-owned, were damaged by Iranian mines in the Gulf of Oman, which sits below the Strait.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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According to a recent report by Indian newspaper Mint, major carriers have suspended or restricted transit via Red Sea–Suez Canal, which has led to an increase in transit times by 10–20 days and 40%–50% higher freight rates on key India–Europe routes.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Whether it’s being passed over for a promotion, receiving harsh feedback, or losing a contract to a competitor, setbacks happen.—
Nir Eyal,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Mo’Nique took to Instagram to pen an open letter about the incident, in which Goldberg criticized Mo’Nique’s decision not to participate in additional promotion for her starring role in Lee Daniels’ acclaimed 2009 movie.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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The terminal accounts for around 90% of the country’s crude exports and has a loading capacity of roughly 7 million barrels per day.—
Azhar Sukri,Greg Iacurci,Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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If the island's loading facilities were knocked out, Iran's ability to export oil would collapse almost immediately.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Hernandez, a public relations professional, was appointed to the commission in May 2024 to fill a vacancy.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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The education news outlet 74 previously reported that Kerr claimed in bankruptcy proceedings that AllHere owed her approximately $630,000 in unpaid commissions related to the LAUSD contract.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consignment. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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