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Recent Examples of fire sale
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
After the fire sale that lost Newcastle Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh and earned them £60million ($81m), uncertainty rippled through the dressing room; Chelsea had enquired about Isak and there had been talks with Liverpool over Anthony Gordon.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Williams sprung the movie from IP jail through a fire-sale purchase of a tranche of Weinstein’s most infamous and treasured films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Noun
The fire sale didn’t end with Opening Day.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
After the fire sale that lost Newcastle Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh and earned them £60million ($81m), uncertainty rippled through the dressing room; Chelsea had enquired about Isak and there had been talks with Liverpool over Anthony Gordon.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
By Steven Church, Bloomberg A portfolio of valuable California properties, including a hotel in the exclusive enclave of Laguna Beach, may be forced into liquidation at fire-sale prices because of a bitter court fight between the owners.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Williams sprung the movie from IP jail through a fire-sale purchase of a tranche of Weinstein’s most infamous and treasured films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
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Advertisement The third count, meanwhile, charges Duterte with the murder of 43 people and attempted murder of two others, after the National Network conducted village-level drug clearance operations across the Philippines from 2016 to 2018.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Those are some pretty large holes in the clearance map for a show that has pulled in $70 million in 2025 to date in advertising revenue, according to ad tracking firm iSpot.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Head to Amazon now to snap up the Bissell Featherweight Cordless Stick Vacuum for quick cleanups, and keep scrolling to check out more discounted floor cleaning tools.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Each purchase includes a one-month complimentary membership to Adobe Creative Cloud.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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The purchase is a 25% premium on Friday’s closing price prior to reports of a buyout, first reported by the Wall Street Journal.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Aldi, the discount German grocer, is having a grand opening for its University City store at 9609 N. Tryon St. on Thursday, Sept. 4, according to the company.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Shein and Temu make up 17% of the discount US market, according to a congressional report on China’s e-commerce exports.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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The result looks less like a coffee table in a home and more like a display table at a garage sale.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Keeping melon ballers out of garage sale bins since 2006, the Honey Deuce is the US Open’s signature cocktail.—
Cathy Erway,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
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President Vladimir Putin had pledged not to raise taxes before 2030, but spiraling military and security expenditure — and reduced income from oil thanks to sanctions and Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries — have hit Moscow’s exchequer.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Like other speakers, Paul lauded Massie’s opposition to COVID shutdowns and his support of reduced regulation, small government and low taxes.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Keep reading to shop more closeout deals from Wayfair starting at $8.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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In these cases, rather than simply attacking the closeout, Johnson uses his momentum off the screen to get downhill, putting immediate pressure on the defense.—
Joel Rush,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Most commonly that’s expressed as a shrinking number of cable viewers and the lowered subscription and ad revenue that comes with it.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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And a meta-analysis of 196 scientific articles published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2023 found that people who did moderate-intensity physical activity like walking fast for 11 minutes a day had a lowered risk of developing heart disease, stroke, and several forms of cancer.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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