auction
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That’s because its funding is tied to an auction for a shrinking number of pollution allowances.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“We expect robust auction results via demand from domestic investors,” Citi Research’s Tomohisa Fujiki says in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
A major auction of $39 billion in 10-year notes slated for Wednesday, just after the May CPI data, will test that thesis.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
He told BBC Scotland News there were several possibilities for how the bones came up for auction.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
At a school fund-raising auction, his parents bid on—and won at a crazy price—a prime parking spot next to the one reserved for Dr. Williams, the headmaster.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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