in the sales
idiom
British
: at a time when many stores have a sale
I bought these shoes in the sales.
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Second, a suite of solutions is likely needed in the sales process, not just one core product.
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Jamil Wyne, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The perfect conditions to launch Giving Tuesday Shoppers eagerly participate in the sales events of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
When that rehash died down and she was finally getting defeated in the sales war, Swift ran a celebrity-overload psyops campaign by dating a guy in the Super Bowl.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Headquartered in Sorrento Valley, ARS grew its headcount in the last month from a staff of 60 full-time employees to about 150, with many of the new positions in the sales department to support Neffy.
—Natallie Rocha, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jamil Wyne, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The perfect conditions to launch Giving Tuesday Shoppers eagerly participate in the sales events of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
When that rehash died down and she was finally getting defeated in the sales war, Swift ran a celebrity-overload psyops campaign by dating a guy in the Super Bowl.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Headquartered in Sorrento Valley, ARS grew its headcount in the last month from a staff of 60 full-time employees to about 150, with many of the new positions in the sales department to support Neffy.
—Natallie Rocha, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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“In the sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20sales. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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