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Noun
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Shortly after the Iran war began, there were several weak Treasury auctions in which bonds cleared at higher-than-expected yields or drew insufficient buyer demand.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026 -
All of the works will appear in a contemporary art day sale during the marquee auctions.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The group, originally signed to RCA Records, released two albums of bustling synth pop and opened for Harry Styles in the late twenty-tens but was cast off in the early days of the pandemic owing to low sales.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Her rookie year set new marks for merchandise, but Indiana was able to increase merch sales 60% last year even with Clark sidelined for 70% of games.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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Only Nigeria’s crypto market is larger than South Africa’s in sub-Saharan Africa, according to data firm Chainalysis, with growth in business-to-business transactions emerging as a crucial driver for adoption.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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Unfortunately, clients sometimes ignore our warnings and insist on completing the transactions.—
Dorothy Tucker,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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During negotiations, an executive at Discovery had wanted the men to find gold by Episode 5.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Tehran’s plan would reportedly set a deadline for talks to reopen the waterway but put off negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program — which is seen as a nonstarter for Washington.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
3 May 2026
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“Silent auctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auctions. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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