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Recent Examples of fire sale
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
After the fire sale that lost Newcastle Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh and earned them £60million ($81m), uncertainty rippled through the dressing room; Chelsea had enquired about Isak and there had been talks with Liverpool over Anthony Gordon.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Williams sprung the movie from IP jail through a fire-sale purchase of a tranche of Weinstein’s most infamous and treasured films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Noun
The fire sale didn’t end with Opening Day.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
After the fire sale that lost Newcastle Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh and earned them £60million ($81m), uncertainty rippled through the dressing room; Chelsea had enquired about Isak and there had been talks with Liverpool over Anthony Gordon.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
By Steven Church, Bloomberg A portfolio of valuable California properties, including a hotel in the exclusive enclave of Laguna Beach, may be forced into liquidation at fire-sale prices because of a bitter court fight between the owners.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Williams sprung the movie from IP jail through a fire-sale purchase of a tranche of Weinstein’s most infamous and treasured films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
Noun
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Sappers Will Get Robotic Support Drone warfare and robotics are also reshaping the dangerous business of mine clearance.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Encampment clearance, arrests, incarceration, and the demonization of people experiencing homelessness by using the archaic language of vagrancy laws exacerbate the social, economic, and personal circumstances that already challenge individuals’ subsistence and independence.—
Time,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tesla shares jumped Monday after its CEO Elon Musk disclosed a $1 billion purchase of the stock, erasing the company's losses for the year.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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There is a limit of five free items per check and the deal requires purchase of an entrée of equal or greater value and may be collected only by the jersey-wearing customer in person, according to the restaurant chain.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Shein and Temu make up 17% of the discount US market, according to a congressional report on China’s e-commerce exports.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Window closing on discount weight-loss drugs Many Americans have turned to compounding pharmacies to get popular weight-loss drugs, due to lack of availability or expensive retail price tags.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The result looks less like a coffee table in a home and more like a display table at a garage sale.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Keeping melon ballers out of garage sale bins since 2006, the Honey Deuce is the US Open’s signature cocktail.—
Cathy Erway,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Acute and Chronic Damage In the short term, this cascade means tighter and more restricted airways, more mucus, and overall reduced lung function.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Applicants aged 65 or older with at least 20 years of lawful permanent residence will be given a reduced exam (10 questions from a special bank of 20).—
Daniel Shoer Roth,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Keep reading to shop more closeout deals from Wayfair starting at $8.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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In these cases, rather than simply attacking the closeout, Johnson uses his momentum off the screen to get downhill, putting immediate pressure on the defense.—
Joel Rush,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Most commonly that’s expressed as a shrinking number of cable viewers and the lowered subscription and ad revenue that comes with it.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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And a meta-analysis of 196 scientific articles published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2023 found that people who did moderate-intensity physical activity like walking fast for 11 minutes a day had a lowered risk of developing heart disease, stroke, and several forms of cancer.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The board removed the Democratic Party booth from the fairgrounds for the rest of the fair, which ends Saturday night.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Orange Mayor Jess Perez revitalized the event in 1973 and the fair has operated every year since then.—
Amy Bentley,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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