bidding
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Hunt is bidding for a third gold medal in Birmingham following victories in the 100m and 200m, while Asher-Smith is seeking a seventh European gold overall.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Walter had sold the Lakers after less than one year of ownership ratified by the NBA board of governors — and not through a comprehensive bidding process, but to an inquiring caller during the weekend?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
A buoyant stock market has supercharged capital gains and stock options for the state’s tech workers, while the AI boom has prompted a bidding war for engineers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
But even some of the grants slated to fund more traditional human rights projects skirt federal requirements for competitive bidding that are meant to deter waste, fraud and abuse.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Annabeth got a tingle down her spine as she realized the boys were working as one, summoning the sky and the sea to do their bidding.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
"Not only will we wipe out every potential influence on public biddings – we will also make the process much faster, much more efficient and totally accountable."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
In a 2013 email to dozens of senior staff at Siemens China, the manager, Cao Yong Sheng, pointed to a “huge gap between biddings and contracts,” and asked, “Where’s the gap going?”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Peter reluctantly admitted that Mr. Lukach, when inclined, could use his prowess as a healer for darker biddings.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2017
Come, Gentlemen, open your coffers, For your biddings are terribly tame.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
After many and very animated biddings it was eventually knocked down to Mr. Elkins for £165 15s.
From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by John Ashton
