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Recent Examples of stalking horse
Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, which recently bought much of Big Lots, is the stalking horse bidder at an undisclosed price.
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Vintage Wine Estates has received several stalking horse offers in its bankruptcy auction.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Horowitz sold him some forty archives and collections, for about $25 million, and routinely used him as a sounding board and a stalking horse.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: Discount retail chain Big Lots entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, with a stalking horse agreement to boot.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Vintage Wine Estates has received several stalking horse offers in its bankruptcy auction.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Horowitz sold him some forty archives and collections, for about $25 million, and routinely used him as a sounding board and a stalking horse.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: Discount retail chain Big Lots entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, with a stalking horse agreement to boot.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalking horse
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Moyá, himself a former French Open champion who coached Nadal to eight grand slam titles, will be there to soak up the tributes to the tournament’s favorite son.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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The Blazers’ season had long been over, and so the postseason meant cheering for the city’s favorite son.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Conversely, organizations that continue transformative efforts during challenging periods can develop resilience, agility and the capacity to capitalize on emerging opportunities faster than their competitors.—
Andrea Guerzoni,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Meta says more than a billion people use its AI products each month, but it’s also widely seen as lagging behind competitors such as OpenAI and Google in encouraging consumer use of large language models, also known as LLMs.—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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The Cardinals entered last season as a potential NFL dark horse, but fell short of the playoffs, finishing 8-9.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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With her momentum, Irene is already laying a path to deliver what a gay prophecy once foretold: a Porkchop queen who dark horses her way to win All Stars.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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PwC’s recent executive playbook on agentic AI emphasizes that early adopters of AI set industry benchmarks, gain first-mover advantage, streamline operations, and create barriers to entry through deep integration.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Enter through the front door at the left side of this porch and you will be greeted by an entry foyer and open floor plan.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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The consistent betting favorite to win the 2025 WWE women’s Money in the Bank match is, in fact, Naomi, who just so happens to be the best choice, too.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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This cookie, made with a deliciously crispy exterior of cornflakes, has a perfectly sweet interior thanks to maraschino cherries—a forever childhood favorite.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Trump is playing footsie with the Saudi crown prince while supposedly trying to avoid a war with Iran.—
Clare Morell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Turkish outlets reported that Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto leader, Mohammed bin Salman, was present at the meeting, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined via video link.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Jeremiah Brown, a 25-year-old from Seattle, Washington, was one of 10 original contestants on Love Island USA Season 7 who joined on Day 1.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
4 June 2025
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The summer heat arrived early on Peacock's Love Island USA Season 7 premiere, which aired on Tuesday with a 40-minute delay, high-stakes drama, and an off-screen scandal that has fans calling for a contestant's removal.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Last September, more than 16,000 students were named semifinalists for being the highest-scoring entrants from each state, with proportions based on each state’s total of graduating seniors.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Report Since the podcast episode has been uploaded, it has been announced that Uso was the mystery entrant in the King of the Ring tournament that had yet to be announced.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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