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Recent Examples of fire sale
Mary Laporte, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
With the right plan and budget for completion, the lender can avoid a fire sale.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Milan is already known as a global capital of fashion, but fire-sale shopping is gaining traction.
—Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Adults struggled to react – selling most of their belongings at fire sale prices.
—Mary Laporte, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
With the right plan and budget for completion, the lender can avoid a fire sale.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Large investors are throwing in the towel and selling prime properties at fire-sale prices, because the majority are over-leveraged while vacancies continue to rise, leading to lower cash flow.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Milan is already known as a global capital of fashion, but fire-sale shopping is gaining traction.
—Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
Noun
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The reopened highway, which is dogged by traffic jams in normal times, is likely to be slow going for years as debris clearance and reconstruction continue.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Government documents show the Brooklyn Bridge has a navigational clearance of 127 feet, roughly 30 feet shorter than the height of the sailing ship.—
Nouran Salahieh,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Following President Trump’s suggestion that trade partners can avoid tariffs by increasing their purchases of U.S. energy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that investments from Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan in the flagship LNG project could form the basis of a deal with those countries.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Snacks will be available for purchase, and attendees are encouraged to bring chairs due to limited seating. Strapping, owned by Sacramento resident Susan Stewart, has operated for eight years, according Darcy Weinberg, Stewart’s partner and Strapping’s public relations manager.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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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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For non-discount customers, PG&E said in an email its typical bill is around $211 per month as of January.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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For example, in Sacramento County, residents can hold up to three garage sales per year at their home without a permit, but each sale can last no more than two consecutive days.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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The club raised $36,000 at its recent garage sale that will go toward its operating costs.—
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Our closeout for the night is Game 3 between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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However, those aggressive closeouts gave Jones the time to step into pull-up jumpers with no contest.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The capital city of Virginia is just two hours from D.C. and has festivals and street fairs in a range of neighborhoods or along the James River pretty much every weekend.—
Patrice J. Williams,
Essence,
23 May 2025
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The four-day fair at the JAX District opened Tuesday and will run through Friday.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Around the time of On’s 2021 initial public offering, Nike saw declining sales during a pullback from wholesale retailers and stalling innovation.—
Merritt Enright,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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The plan is to open no more than 20 globally so the company can continue to service its most-important wholesale clients such as Bergdorf Goodman in New York and Stanley Korshak in Dallas.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Orland Park church hosts rummage sale A rummage sale is planned for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9 and 8 a.m. to noon May 10 at Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, 7500 Sycamore Drive, Orland Park.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Women in the church’s circle began hosting rummage sales nearly 50 years ago in the building now housing Chapel on the Green.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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