serial number
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When a rare bottle has a serial number to trace its origin, a buyer on the secondary market likely won’t see it until the purchase is complete.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The text messages also included photos, including one of a Javelin missile system whose serial number matched one that he had signed out from the School of Infantry West, court documents show.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
Each bears a unique serial number and since 1950, winners have been prohibited from selling them on the open market without first offering them back to the organization for one dollar.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
His has a photo of Paul Mescal as Sir Paul, and on the back has its own serial number.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
The superintendent would exchange the old policy for a new one which was identical in color, serial number, and beneficiary, but which carried much smaller payments.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
