silent auction

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Recent Examples of silent auction Besides the seven matches, a silent auction took place also benefiting The Jimmy Fund and Gronk Nation Youth Foundation, a charity founded by Gronkowski that is dedicated to inspiring youth to reach their maximum potential through sports, education, community and fitness. Joanna K. Tzouvelis, USA Today, 3 June 2025 The final day to enjoy the food, games and entertainment and bid on silent auction items is Saturday, May 31. Brian T. Krista, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2025 The all-day event features wine and vodka open bars, a silent auction, and entertainment by singer-songwriter EJ Garlands and nightlife legend Hedda Lettuce. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025 Prizes, opportunity drawings, silent auction items, Family Fun Zone, food, beer/wine, soft drinks, kettle corn, and a special drawing for a 4-burner Blackstone griddle are among the events. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for silent auction
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Noun
  • The February notice of default marked the start of the foreclosure, and the property was originally scheduled to be sold at auction on June 2.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • Her childhood friend is winemaker Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars, known for his consistent high scores as well as a record setting sale of one of his bottles for $1M at auction.
    Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Expansion into new markets and dedicated collections are driving sales of sustainable apparel.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 June 2025
  • However, with business operations causing a cash drain, the source of cash has been the sale of more stock, particularly through the relatively new SEPA (Standby Equity Purchase Agreement) plan.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • There are other ways to lower your transaction costs, too.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
  • That rather leads the firm not just to be a systems of record and systems of transaction company (how the industry normally categorizes a core ERP player), but also a systems of operations specialist for real world factory floors.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Nippon Steel has completed its $14.2 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, the company announced Wednesday, capping a year and half of fraught negotiations and resulting in a landmark deal for a president who originally opposed the deal.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
  • The Bulls will have the upper hand in any negotiation because Giddey is a restricted free agent, and because only one other team (Brooklyn) has significant cap space.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025

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