make a bid
Example Sentences
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IAG, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, had earlier expressed an interest in taking a stake but did not make a bid.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
It adds, however, that Russia “is in no position to make a bid for European hegemony” because European allies dwarf it in terms of population, economy, and thus latent military power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
She is terming out in the Legislature and had been widely expected to make a bid for governor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Two decades later, he watched as his daughter Martine Aubry make a bid for the presidency, ultimately losing the Socialist party nomination to François Hollande.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023
He was not sure even, always, that she was trying to make a bid for his affections.
From The Road to Understanding by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
