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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 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 festival has stoked debate with its rejection of accreditation requests from Israel’s DocAviv Festival, CoPro – The Israeli Content Marketing Foundation and state broadcaster Kan for its upcoming edition, running from November 13 to 23, in a move first reported by Variety on Monday.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Transshipping typically sees importers sending items from a country that is not the shipment’s actual country of origin to avoid higher duties or specific scrutiny.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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The organization is accepting donations of cash and equipment including turn-key renewable power, water and shelter technologies for rapid shipment.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Fed's policymakers are weighing their dual mandates of keeping prices stable and maximizing employment after months of weaker-than-expected jobs reports.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Except that the European Parliament decided that this mandate was a no-go.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Union Pacific, a freight rail company, is accused of violating California law after train cars spilled tons of coal last year into the Sierra Nevada’s largest river.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Investigators believe the group arrived in a truck equipped with a freight lift, which two men used to reach the museum’s window before fleeing on scooters to eastern Paris, where other vehicles were waiting.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 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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Ditch the 'Proper' Washer Loading Order Another laundry rule that is outdated because of changes to our washing machines is the proper loading order—which used to be water first, then detergent, and finally clothes.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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Captain Peter Pulcer oversaw the crew from 1966 to 1972, a time when the ship broke many of its loading records.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
4 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.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
3 Nov. 2025
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If successful, Proposition 50 would ditch a nonpartisan commission California voters established via a 2010 ballot initiative that draws those district boundaries.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consignment. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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