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Recent Examples of consignment
The system is also routinely exploited through practices such as undervaluing goods or splitting shipments into multiple low-value consignments to remain under the threshold.
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
For imports of goods (consignments) valued at £135 or less, non-U.K. sellers selling to U.K. consumers are required to register and charge VAT at the point of sale.
—Robert Marchant, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Zoom in: San Francisco already has a high concentration of secondhand stores across the city, ranging from traditional options like Goodwill and Salvation Army to high-end boutique consignments and resale retailers like Crossroads Trading Co. and Buffalo Exchange.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 15 Apr. 2025
India is suitable as a yarn source for multiple reasons, including the neighboring country’s competitive rates, its capacity to deliver larger consignments on time and local yarn mills struggling with inconsistent gas and power supply.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
For imports of goods (consignments) valued at £135 or less, non-U.K. sellers selling to U.K. consumers are required to register and charge VAT at the point of sale.
—Robert Marchant, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Zoom in: San Francisco already has a high concentration of secondhand stores across the city, ranging from traditional options like Goodwill and Salvation Army to high-end boutique consignments and resale retailers like Crossroads Trading Co. and Buffalo Exchange.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 15 Apr. 2025
India is suitable as a yarn source for multiple reasons, including the neighboring country’s competitive rates, its capacity to deliver larger consignments on time and local yarn mills struggling with inconsistent gas and power supply.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consignment
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The crew of a cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a fire broke out onboard, its operator Zodiac Maritime said on Wednesday.—
Jonathan Saul,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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And maybe Dometic could follow up with some compatible cargo boxes so even more of one's base camping haul can fit together like a high-efficiency 3D puzzle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, sees roughly 20 million barrels per day of oil and oil products pass through, accounting for nearly one-fifth of global oil shipments.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Earlier this year, the company’s shareholders voted against a proposal to halt shipments of arms to Israel on the grounds that premise of the proposal was incorrect.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 June 2025
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As trans-Pacific demand is increasing, ocean freight rates on the route continue to skyrocket.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 June 2025
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This premium covers extra costs such as freight, tariffs, and storage required to deliver aluminum to the U.S. Midwest.—
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CNBC,
4 June 2025
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Furthermore, the mandates Kennedy opposes, which have been in place since the 1960s, have arguably helped to contribute to a dramatic decline in childhood infectious diseases.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Industry leaders stressed that Bangladesh needs a strong, stable political mandate to manage such external pressures.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
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At Mean Mule, a distillery also in the Crossroads, the grant is helping activate a loading dock located off the alley at the back of their building.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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The men allegedly crawled out of the hole to a loading dock, scaled an exterior concrete wall of the jail complex and darted across a freeway to freedom.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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Make Promotions Default Milkman and Pink advocate for a shift in promotion practices, suggesting that organizations should make promotions the default rather than requiring individuals to opt-in.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Otherwise, Polk frequently received glowing feedback before and after her promotion to sergeant in 2021.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Live data, including traffic, weather and carrier congestion, provided and analyzed by AI in seconds, enables logistics managers to use these insights to effectively reroute shipments and reassign loads, which ultimately minimizes disruption.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Monday, June 9 Expect loads of coverage as Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with the keynote address scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
8 June 2025
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Like insurance brokers, many retirement plan administrators operate on a commission or fee-for-service basis—ask upfront. Payroll Services.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The legislation’s sponsor is the commission’s most hardline conservative, Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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“Consignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consignment. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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