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Recent Examples of fire sale
Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
If the Rangers get off to a bad start, will Chris Young conduct a fire sale?
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2026
The patients the campaign would help came from a wide pool of people in need — with debt resold at a fire-sale price.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Unlike past Anthropic announcements that resulted in a fire sale of anything and everything investors could think of being even slightly disrupted by AI, this one was a breath of fresh air.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
If the Rangers get off to a bad start, will Chris Young conduct a fire sale?
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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
The patients the campaign would help came from a wide pool of people in need — with debt resold at a fire-sale price.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
Noun
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Exclusions include clearance items and gift cards, and the discount is applied to the subtotal before tax and shipping/handling at checkout with the promo code.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
14 May 2026
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During the quarter, the company opened a 160,000-square-foot store at The Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek, Ohio, bringing its total to 272 Dillard’s stores and clearance in 30 states.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The discounted model at Woot includes a Premium Pen stylus for handwriting and drawing.—
Cameron Faulkner,
The Verge,
18 May 2026
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Employee perks include free admission to the fair and the option to buy discounted tickets for friends and family.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Research indicates potential clients require seven hours of contact, across eleven interactions and four platforms, before making a purchase.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Have questions about ordering or a purchase?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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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?—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Consumers in the Midwest submitted the most votes for Kroger in the conventional non-discount supermarket category.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Deal-loving designers often frequent garage sales in search of unique decorative accents for their own homes as well as their clients' spaces.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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With spring weather warming up, yard sales, garage sales, and collective neighborhood sales are cropping up on the weekends, and many know that arriving early ensures deals to be had at these weekend yard sale events.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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United for Business comes with everything that will keep your production moving forward – reduced airfare, special rates for equipment, custom booking options, airport escort services and a dedicated entertainment support desk.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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The car detected that the area had been flooded, but proceeded at a reduced speed anyway.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The Thunder celebrated a closeout quarter that seemed to feature a big play from everybody who touched the court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Four days after a historic closeout against the Atlanta Hawks, the Knicks opened the Eastern Conference semifinals by crushing the Philadelphia 76ers 137-98 on Monday night and taking a 1-0 series lead.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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Dethleffs had to be particularly creative with the toilet room, walling off a private space separate from the remainder of the open floor plan that fits in below the lowered roof.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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