bidder
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The winning bidder was a limited liability company with ties to technology billionaire Peter Thiel, according to people familiar with the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Instead of having the winner pay just above the second-highest bidder, Amazon started charging advertisers higher prices set after an auction was completed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
More than a decade ago, he was a backup bidder when the Dodgers were sold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I soon learned that the previous bidder had been told by her psychic that the house was haunted and had just withdrawn from escrow,” he revealed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The new bidder was an older man, white-haired yet tall and fit, with leathery brown skin and a close-cropped salt-and-pepper beard.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
It also warned the top priority for the bidders, called London & Valley Water, was to "extract immediate value from Thames Water, not steer it to long-term success".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The method of auction is meant to give bidders confidence by ensuring the winning bidder pays only nominally more than the second-place bidder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
At the time, rival bidders expressed concern over the unusual financing, but state insurance regulators cleared the deal and Major League Baseball approved it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Space Force opened a window for proposals from more companies, but the extremely specific criteria and a challenging timeline kept other potential bidders out of the mix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Mr. Robert’s eyes darted between the two bidders.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
