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Recent Examples of fire sale
Mary Laporte, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
With the right plan and budget for completion, the lender can avoid a fire sale.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
Large investors are throwing in the towel and selling prime properties at fire-sale prices, because the majority are over-leveraged while vacancies continue to rise, leading to lower cash flow.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Adults struggled to react – selling most of their belongings at fire sale prices.
—Mary Laporte, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
With the right plan and budget for completion, the lender can avoid a fire sale.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
In many cases, Russian businesses have been temporarily boosted by the opportunity to acquire the assets of departing Western firms at fire-sale prices.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
Large investors are throwing in the towel and selling prime properties at fire-sale prices, because the majority are over-leveraged while vacancies continue to rise, leading to lower cash flow.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire sale
Noun
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Trump issued an executive order suspending clearances for those at another prominent law firm, Wilmer Hale.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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Nonetheless, the staffer was investigated, asked to take a polygraph and was told the agency intends to revoke her clearance.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meta has argued in court papers that its purchases of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 have benefited users, and that Zuckerberg's past statements are no longer relevant amid fierce competition from ByteDance's TikTok, Google's YouTube and Apple's messaging app.—
Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The government argues the only way to restore competition to the social media marketplace is for Meta to be forced to unwind its purchase of both Instagram and WhatsApp.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For non-discount customers, PG&E said in an email its typical bill is around $211 per month as of January.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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The average promotion offered to consumers over the notoriously discount laden weekend was 21% at Square sellers, with online and in-store discounts averaging 22% and 21%, respectively.—
Catherine Erdly,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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See if someone in your network lives there, or strike up conversations at parks, garage sales, or local events.—
Berit Thorkelson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
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Another local man remembers hosting a garage sale at his house, and finding that Kale, wearing a zoot suit and a fedora, had wandered into their laundry room and was digging through his family’s dirty clothes.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, those aggressive closeouts gave Jones the time to step into pull-up jumpers with no contest.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Knicks allow the fifth-fewest attempts per game, but over time, numbers this bad indicate structural issues — poor closeouts, breakdowns in coverage and a lack of rim protection forcing extra help rotations.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The website indicates his business opened in 2017 and has grown from manufacturing meads to functioning as a distillery and vendor for popular Renaissance fairs throughout the state.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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With just this brief sneak peek, Gunn's DC Universe already seems like a refreshingly classic take on the superhero story, especially compared to the more serious fair that has been seen in recent years.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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However, this measure led to a decline in wholesale sales, impacting overall revenue.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2025
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One thing is clear: The layoffs and wholesale reorganization of the department are the latest in a series of Trump administration actions ripe for legal challenges.—
Zach Montague,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Find bargains: The Ed Brown Center for Active Adults will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at the center, 18402 W. Bernardo Drive in Rancho Bernardo Community Park.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The 49ers will continue to add players who won’t excite the fan base, but NFL free agency is a rummage sale.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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