bidding

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A CBP spokesperson said in a written statement that the bidding process has been fair.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Netflix also backed out of the bidding war for Warner Bros.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Hickey said he was raising his price target for the company to $60 per share from $44 to reflect “the likelihood of a competitive bidding environment for a uniquely scarce global premium media asset.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Both found new owners in just 30 minutes of bidding - one of the white Hermès Birkin bags alone fetched $440,144, with the other selling for $94,858.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

When Europa was carried away by the bull, her father sent her brothers to search for her, bidding them not to return until they had found her.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton