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as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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Having won the previous two editions of Paris-Roubaix, soloing to victory from 60km out last season, the Dutchman was bidding to become the first man to win this race three times in a row since Francesco Moser between 1978 and 1980.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The Coon Hollow Bridge replacement will go out to bid later this year.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Apr. 2025
The district’s architect, STR Partners, bid the project and received five bids from contractors, the agenda said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Rather than dwell on this possibility, or call for a halt to further investments until the federal funding picture resolves, supervisors instead took turns bidding Bergmann farewell and welcoming acting director Nadia Privara.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
How could contractors turn a profit while bidding that low?
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Norcross, the buyer who bid on the Gramercy studio, decided to bow out instead of upping her offer.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2025
The Air Force relented in 2015 and allowed SpaceX to bid.
—ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
In the end, two women who both bid $8,000 each, won out to share in the experience.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The Coon Hollow Bridge replacement will go out to bid later this year.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Apr. 2025
The district’s architect, STR Partners, bid the project and received five bids from contractors, the agenda said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Rather than dwell on this possibility, or call for a halt to further investments until the federal funding picture resolves, supervisors instead took turns bidding Bergmann farewell and welcoming acting director Nadia Privara.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
How could contractors turn a profit while bidding that low?
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Norcross, the buyer who bid on the Gramercy studio, decided to bow out instead of upping her offer.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2025
The Air Force relented in 2015 and allowed SpaceX to bid.
—ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
In the end, two women who both bid $8,000 each, won out to share in the experience.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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