consignment
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Asian hornets spread through Europe after arriving in southern France in 2004, having reportedly hitched a ride in a consignment of pottery from Asia.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Rejected by publishers after his release, he paid to have books printed in China and gave copies to street vendors near Harlem’s 125th street station to sell on consignment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
It began after the NCA received intelligence about a suspicious consignment of tyre inner tubes being shipped to Italy in March 2025.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
Italian officials said there was no sign that the fuel used to power the tanker had leaked, but they were unable to comment on the fate of the gas consignment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
“New consignment just in from Arabia. Never seen one before?”
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
Archived, whose clientele consists mostly of celebrities and high-profile curators such as Timothée Chalamet, Travis Scott and Don Toliver, sources its pieces through consignments from sellers and endless hours spent hunting across international marketplaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
"We were supposed to deliver the consignments to our clients today. All burnt to ashes, I guess," said importer Anand Kumar Ghosh, who said he had lost 52 consignments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
And they are no longer paying him on delivery, he says, instead adopting a "sale or return" model where consignments not sold are returned to the company, entirely transferring the risk to the manufacturer.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
While not all produce will require checks, in practice importers tend to have a mixture of goods, so most consignments will do, according to industry experts.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024
On the other hand, it could not have been used when the first consignments were being printed, probably early in 1868, or the ½ cent would be included in the series.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes
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