bid
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Pete Buttigieg went on the campaign trail last week with Conley to promote the candidate’s bid to unseat Lawler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
It is an unusual turn of events that comes just after People withdrew its own bid to buy the casino and resort company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Barry Diller on Wednesday said he is withdrawing his bid for MGM Resorts MGM -2.70%decrease; down pointing triangle after months of discussions with the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
In its bid for a second term, RNI has renewed a pledge to create one million job opportunities by 2031.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Ladies, perhaps I should bid you goodbye and be on my way to run errands.”
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
The recent bids to use the 50-mile interoceanic waterway, which handles almost 6% of global trade, reflect the canal’s crucial role at a time when shipping companies have been forced to shift maritime routes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
After major league owners and players reach a new collective bargaining agreement, probably sometime next year, baseball is expected to invite bids for two expansion teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Sabalenka will next face either American third seed Jessica Pegula or her compatriot Emma Navarro, seeded 26th, as she bids to reach a fourth consecutive US Open final.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
North American bartenders on Reddit asked for substitution and shipping suggestions in bids to re-create the spritz they tried in Europe, while local publications later wrote guides to finding the cocktail in their area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Before I can reply, he bids me good night and disconnects our chat.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
It’s bad now because I’ve been spending money on it and my accountant was like “Hey, you’re spending a lot of money on a video game.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
“They don’t feel bad about the country when told the whole story, and they’re grateful that they have access to the information.”
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Again, it’s never a bad idea to tap the brakes on prodigy talk, in soccer especially.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“This is just another bad piece of news which exacerbates a lot of the bearish sentiment around long-term Treasury securities.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Soul-Eaters, like half-glimpsed shadows in a bad dream.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The royals packed their suitcases, bade farewell to the palace staff, and climbed into an armored Mercedes that drove them to a nearby rail station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
On Thursday, White House officials bade farewell to one of the two heavily modified Boeing 747s that have transported US presidents for decades, which fueled speculation that the new jet would be unveiled imminently.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Both are alarmed by the sudden reappearance of a Frenchman nicknamed Beast, to whom they’d each bade goodbye years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
But once her delight settled into relief, she gently bade the young ones to return to their seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
With this, we bade farewell to the damsel, and were left to each other’s company.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
When and if you are bidden to the journey by a POC who has granted you a brief visit to the darker side of human nature, explore safely.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2020
Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, and many others may have bidden the show farewell, but Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, and, yes, Ice-T are killing it these days.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2014
The Soviet Government had for bidden Soviet stations' rebroadcasting the speech.
From Time Magazine Archive
They said that the Italians, bidden by British Lieut.
From Time Magazine Archive
After their suitcases had been unloaded from the station wagon, and Rhonda had signed a form and bidden them farewell, the children were left to wait in a loading area by the bridge gate.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Without billions in funding and a stadium site, the rest is flowery prose, but there is no sense in dismissing any potential bidder a year or two before the bidding opens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Marr's 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo sold for £358,400 after attracting a bidding battle lasting more than five minutes.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Live sports remain one of the few types of programming that can reliably draw large audiences, fueling a bidding war among media companies and streaming services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Around the country, students who learn about the artwork in history classes are gearing up for school trips, while businesses are bidding to capitalise on some of the fervour.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
By the time dinner wrapped up and they were bidding the Perez family goodbye, Moss was more certain than ever that he’d stumbled onto a good thing.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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