bid
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In a bid to support homegrown clothing manufacturers, Kenya already applies a 30% customs duty to imports of used clothing - 5% more than it costs to ship in new clothes.
From BBC • May 23, 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
In what appeared to be a move laying the ground for his bid at the presidency, Attal opened up about his love life in a book published last month.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Finally, putting a spotlight on the Royal Oak’s distinctive octagonal face is useful to Audemars as the company recently lost its bid to register the shape as a trademark.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“Farewell, good coin,” he bid it, surrendering it, “for I shall never see thee more.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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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