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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
Noun
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County voters have overwhelmingly approved sales-tax increases to fund Metro projects.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The prices in the list below concern residential real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of March 30, even if the property may have been sold earlier.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
8 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
Noun
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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 9 May. 2026.
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