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Recent Examples of consignment
For The RealReal, a business that takes pieces on consignment, Wainwright understood that there needed to be ways to qualify and quantify prices, in a manner that is perhaps specific to the apparel industry.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Nine such complaints were filed with the bureau between September 2021 and March 2024; all of them allege that the consignment shop failed to make payments within 30-60 days of sale and detail examples of the owner not returning phone calls, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
Stephens, who never signed a consignment contract, said his lawyer determined that their correspondence on works, prices, and terms was sufficient to constitute a legal agreement.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 7 June 2025
Parra also received fentanyl on consignment from Salazar for further distribution, authorities allege.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Nine such complaints were filed with the bureau between September 2021 and March 2024; all of them allege that the consignment shop failed to make payments within 30-60 days of sale and detail examples of the owner not returning phone calls, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
Stephens, who never signed a consignment contract, said his lawyer determined that their correspondence on works, prices, and terms was sufficient to constitute a legal agreement.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 7 June 2025
Parra also received fentanyl on consignment from Salazar for further distribution, authorities allege.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consignment
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Earlier this year, a FedEx cargo plane had to make an emergency landing shortly after it was set ablaze from hitting a bird.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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That's important particularly at this point in time, when reports note improvements in cargo fleets' carbon intensity, but also increased emissions from shipping and astronomically high projections of emissions in the future.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
22 July 2025
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Planning and Execution Teams Digital planning platforms that integrate execution-level data—such as logistics or order management information—can provide real-time visibility into inventory, order flow and shipment status.—
Igor Rikalo,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Trump closed the exemption for shipments from China and Hong Kong in an April 2 executive order, tariffing the low-value shipments from those exporters effectively at a 120% rate from May 2 (after tit-for-tat tariff hikes).—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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Our trip began near Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, the fourth stop on the line, and the home of the freight company New York & Atlantic Railway.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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Weather disruptions, labor disputes and ongoing attacks in the Red Sea are just some of the concerns plaguing freight forwarders and carriers.—
SJ STAFF,
Sourcing Journal,
29 July 2025
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First, the administration asked Congress to revoke the EPA waiver that allows California to set the state's zero-emission vehicle mandate.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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Indeed, this 131-day period may also have constitutional mandates that preclude it from being shortened for purposes of suppressing debate before the special election over the amendment.—
Daniel Kolkey,
Oc Register,
28 July 2025
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Standardized containers reduced loading, shipping, and unloading costs dramatically and immediately.—
Tony Morley,
National Review,
25 July 2025
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Aside from residential use, the development will feature 390 parking spaces and two loading spaces within an interior garage, about 4,500 square feet of ground-level retail space, as well as a leasing lobby, lounge, roof deck, pool, coworking space and two courtyard amenity spaces.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
24 July 2025
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This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a weekly column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
25 July 2025
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For those ordering online or through the Krispy Kreme app, the promotion is limited to one $1 dozen when using the code BOGO1 at checkout.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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The screens also have themes with some control over screen backgrounds, and there are loads of ambient lighting options.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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If not Arenado, there are still a load of veterans who could move this week.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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The commission employs over 1,500 full-time workers, according to state employee data.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 July 2025
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O’Leary is the only airline CEO to have commented on agent commissions.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consignment. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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