for sale

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: available for purchase

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And a chronic shortage of homes for sale nationally, due partly to years of below-average new home construction, has helped prop up home prices even in a multiyear sales slump. — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 The business was featured in The Star in a 2000 article about local restaurant brands bottling their own pasta sauces for sale at supermarkets, competing with national names. — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Even before their Super Bowl LX victory, it was announced that the Seahawks would be put up for sale. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Completed in 2011, the property was first offered for sale in 2020 at nearly $15 million. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for for sale

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