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Recent Examples of fire sale
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
17 Apr. 2026
The Home Depot is running a bunch of appealing deals on Makita tools as part of its Spring Black Friday fire sale right now.
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Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
Rebecca Mead,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2026
Today, there’s no chance of scooping up a 964 at what used to be fire-sale prices.
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Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
2 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Presenting decent, competitive teams with the prospect of attaining the best lottery odds will only further encourage those in the middle of the standings to hold a fire sale at the trade deadline to try to drop down.
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Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
17 Apr. 2026
The Home Depot is running a bunch of appealing deals on Makita tools as part of its Spring Black Friday fire sale right now.
—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Though the acquisition of Premiere — done in large part because the parent company owns all the other international editions of Premiere — was costly, most Hachette buys are at fire-sale prices.
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Rebecca Mead,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2026
Today, there’s no chance of scooping up a 964 at what used to be fire-sale prices.
—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
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The traditional image of goalkeepers launching long clearances has disappeared, replaced by players who initiate attacks from the back.
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Pottery Barn has furniture discounts up to 70 percent, plus an extra 20 percent off select clearance items.
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Capacity was 66 percent across the performances, suggesting discounted and free ticketing.
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The discounted model at Woot includes a Premium Pen stylus for handwriting and drawing.
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Win prizes playing interactive games, network with artists and entrepreneurs and enjoy signature drinks and bar snacks available for purchase.
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During his tenure, ownership of the team shifted from the O’Malley family to Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Entertainment Group, which completed the purchase of the Dodgers in March 1998.
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Why do ultra-discount carriers like Spirit and Frontier often struggle in this country, whereas in Europe airlines like Ryanair, Wizz Air, and EasyJet seem to be able to make the same no-frills business model work—with huge benefits for travellers?
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Consumers in the Midwest submitted the most votes for Kroger in the conventional non-discount supermarket category.
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Years earlier, Taylor's mother had purchased it at a garage sale without knowing anything about its history.
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The modern American estate sale is a hybrid of a garage sale and a thrift store, with items priced individually, and shoppers left free to browse without close supervision.
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The budget also establishes 22,770 new slots for free or reduced childcare, which Newsom had proposed decreasing.
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Employees may appreciate the flexibility, but if customers experience slower service, inconsistent support, or reduced responsiveness, the model becomes difficult to sustain.
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Foreign aid has been a clear focus; after USAID was razed last year, Vought was made acting administrator and tasked with overseeing the closeout of the agency.
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Bridges did the same in Game 6, the closeout game against the Hawks, shooting 10-for-12 after having almost disappeared earlier in the series.
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The beat comes on lowered expectations, after the company gave disappointing guidance in February that fell short of analyst estimates.
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For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation.
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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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