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bid

[bid] / bɪd /


NOUN
endeavor
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STRONGEST
VERB
offer money or services
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STRONG


VERB
say
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STRONG


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The government has commissioned UK Sport to conduct an "initial strategic assessment" into a potential bid for the north of England to host the Olympics and Paralympics in the 2040s.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The UK and other European countries have signed a landmark declaration pushing courts to rethink how they decide on migration cases, in a bid to make it easier to deport illegal migrants.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

She bid Paris adieu and sashayed to Las Vegas, where she starred in the Folies Bergère revue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

A leading brand at the turn of the millennium, Marc Jacobs later found itself losing steam and began a wave of strategic changes in a bid to find a viable business model.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Anyway, hope the restaurant kicks Wilfrido’s butt in the bid.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya




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