bidding

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Other items that were up for bidding include a $1 bill signed by Buffett that sold for $9,100 and a signed Curry jersey that sold for $1,547.99.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Wednesday's auction saw three clients from different parts of the world bidding on the gem.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Svein Tore Holsether, chief executive of Yara, told the BBC that reduced crop yields as a result of lower fertiliser use could lead to a bidding war for food.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

After a pre-premiere bidding war results in a $75-million sale, “Medellin” debuts to a round of boos, leading shady businessman Yair Marx to renege on the deal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

‘I bent my thought upon him, bidding him to make haste; for yesterday he was far away in the south of this land. Swiftly may he bear me back again!’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien