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Recent Examples of consignment
The second to last member of Antique Row, a furniture consignment shop, closed in 2015 when the landlord doubled the $1,500 rent, SD News reported.
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
That gallery traded in consignments and works from Wynn’s own collection at the high end of the market, and Aktion Art would deal in emerging artists.
—Ben Widdicombe, Vulture, 12 May 2025
All the bottles are digitized for trading and sold on consignment by Unicorn for customers across the country.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The system is also routinely exploited through practices such as undervaluing goods or splitting shipments into multiple low-value consignments to remain under the threshold.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
That gallery traded in consignments and works from Wynn’s own collection at the high end of the market, and Aktion Art would deal in emerging artists.
—Ben Widdicombe, Vulture, 12 May 2025
All the bottles are digitized for trading and sold on consignment by Unicorn for customers across the country.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The system is also routinely exploited through practices such as undervaluing goods or splitting shipments into multiple low-value consignments to remain under the threshold.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consignment
Noun
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July 3 — Roscosmos’ Soyuz to launch with supply cargo to the International Space Station out of Kazakhstan.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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Satellite images from Maxar Technology also captured a line of cargo trucks parked outside Fordow in the days before strikes, stirring speculation of whether Iran had moved some of its nuclear equipment.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Logistics companies are tracking shipments in real-time without lag.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Ahead of the de minimis suspension, both e-commerce giants increased prices, further signaling the challenges posed when adding duties to cheaper shipments directly from factories.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
25 June 2025
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That disparity in negotiating power leads to the wider spread in shipping rates at different ends of the freight market.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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The passenger airlines with a sideline in freight and the freight-only lines did not relish the prospect of additional competition.—
Chase Peterson-Withorn,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Failure to acquire the additional capacity would mean HSBC’s return-to-office mandate could be dead on arrival, with thousands of staff unable to find desk space at the bank’s buildings.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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This constitutional challenge reflects broader national tensions over religious expression in public education, with the mandate previously receiving support from President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Four cameras followed Tucker during his walk in from a loading dock located, fittingly, in the right-field corner.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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In Brooklyn, at the back entrance of the Barclays Center, Breanna Stewart, forward for the New York Liberty, walks through the industrial tunnel near the loading buses wearing a crisp white buttoned vest and tailored cutoff suit shorts.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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His new role solidifies his place in the ongoing integration between the two promotions.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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In his first fight with the promotion, the New Zealander faced a short-notice opponent in Elias Garcia.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Made in Turino and inspired by bitters of the region, this aperitivo balances bitter orange with loads of botanicals for something flavorful enough to replace Aperol in any cocktail for something less sugary.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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Everyone can live, everyone can die, and there’s a whole load of different outcomes to the story.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
19 June 2025
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That commission, set up by then-President Nelson Mandela, attempted to confront the atrocities of apartheid in the years after the system officially ended in 1994.—
Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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The following are suggestions to help complete the work of Juneteenth: President Donald Trump should create via executive order a commission to examine the harms of slavery and impact on current Black Americans.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consignment. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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