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Recent Examples of fire sale
Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
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
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
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
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
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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This regulatory clearance follows an intense evaluation of a 724-page proposal that covered system engineering, safety protocols, economic projections, and environmental impacts.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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Given how difficult the property is to access, the pool’s dimensions were limited by railroad clearances.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Capacity was 66 percent across the performances, suggesting discounted and free ticketing.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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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
Noun
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Parking will not be available for purchase at the stadium on match day.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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That would bring your purchase down, maybe by a billion or so.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 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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To avoid breaking the bank, aim to find these pieces at garage sales or even Facebook Marketplace.—
Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
30 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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Even after trust fund depletion, the system will continue issuing benefits, albeit at reduced amounts.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Elevated oil prices also made up for reduced export volumes and should provide some relief for the current account and fiscal balances this year.—
Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Both Brunson and Knicks coach Mike Brown screamed at the referees for not calling a foul on Wembanyama, which could have been ruled a flagrant closeout.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The Knicks improved to 4-0 in closeout opportunities this season, winning them all on the road.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The beat comes on lowered expectations, after the company gave disappointing guidance in February that fell short of analyst estimates.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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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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