serial number
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When a rare bottle has a serial number to trace its origin, a buyer on the secondary market likely won’t see it until the purchase is complete.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Each bears a unique serial number and since 1950, winners have been prohibited from selling them on the open market without first offering them back to the organization for one dollar.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
His has a photo of Paul Mescal as Sir Paul, and on the back has its own serial number.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
“There’s no unique serial number on a load of lobster meat,” Burroughs said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
I took out pencil and paper and wrote down my name, rank, serial number, and A.P.O. number.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
