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Recent Examples of stalking horse
Records show Indicate Capital submitted stalking horse bids multiple times in recent weeks, only to pull them and ask that an auction be pushed two weeks out.
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Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
These firms are the stalking horse bidders, and the completion of asset sales is subject to higher and better offers.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
The stalking horse bid, which sets a price floor for the assets, will be tested at auction.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
As the stalking horse, Gordon Brothers’ bid will set the base price for all subsequent potential bidders for the assets.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
These firms are the stalking horse bidders, and the completion of asset sales is subject to higher and better offers.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
The stalking horse bid, which sets a price floor for the assets, will be tested at auction.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
As the stalking horse, Gordon Brothers’ bid will set the base price for all subsequent potential bidders for the assets.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalking horse
Noun
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With all their stars healthy for the brief moment, the Lakers looked like a postseason dark horse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Is there a dark horse worth riding in the CIF Southern Section boys volleyball playoffs?—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The looks have been enhanced with chunky 19-inch alloy wheels (that still make some concessions to drag reduction), honeycomb intake grilles, classic GTI details like the red stripe and badges, and a roof spoiler.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Our next episode of Bake Club, spoiler here, is actually a whole lemon recipe too.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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Baker’s Stanford is a strong candidate, and his book follows in the tradition of Michael Lewis’s Wall Street chronicle Liar’s Poker, but with more pimples and less eye contact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt took his campaign to South Los Angeles on Wednesday, in a neighborhood incumbent Mayor Karen Bass represented during her years in Congress.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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