auction
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The auction took place at Ayton Castle on Sunday after viewings on Friday and Saturday.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026
The Treasury will auction $58 billion in 3-year notes.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026
In a March auction, ConocoPhillips, Repsol, Shell, Exxon and others spent a record-setting $164 million on drilling rights in the federal National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
The Treasury will auction $58 billion in three-year notes on Tuesday, $39 billion in 10-year notes on Wednesday and $22 billion 30-year bonds on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
“I tell you what. If you want these books, I’ll sell them to you for just what I paid for them at the auction: one hundred and fifty-eight pounds and ten shillings.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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