make a bid
Example Sentences
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IAG, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, had earlier expressed an interest in taking a stake but did not make a bid.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
It adds, however, that Russia “is in no position to make a bid for European hegemony” because European allies dwarf it in terms of population, economy, and thus latent military power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Paramount’s board votes unanimously to make a bid for Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
France international Ekitike was a wanted man in the summer, with Newcastle United the first club to make a bid for him.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025
That was the kind of a thing I wanted to make a bid for, and, by cracky, I pulled it off.
From Sea-Hounds by Freeman, Lewis R.
