bid
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One of the reforms includes a requirement for employers to offer guaranteed hours to casual workers in a bid to curb the use of zero-hours contracts.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Posillico alleges in the lawsuit that it incurred “substantial bid preparation and proposal costs” drawing up plans for federal solicitations that were “not genuine competitive opportunities.”
From Salon • May 25, 2026
But independent expenditures supporting his bid have supercharged his finances in the last two weeks, pouring $1.7 million into the race.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Conglomerate SGH earlier this year bid for steelmaker BlueScope, which rejected the offer as insufficient.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“Helena, I’m not going to London, England, for pity’s sake, wherever it is. The idea! I am only seeing you off. I am only here to bid you a fond toodle-oo.”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing bid
Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 1
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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Lee's General Order No. 9: A Farewell Address
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