consignment

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Recent Examples of consignment Parra also received fentanyl on consignment from Salazar for further distribution, authorities allege. Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 The second to last member of Antique Row, a furniture consignment shop, closed in 2015 when the landlord doubled the $1,500 rent, SD News reported. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 That gallery traded in consignments and works from Wynn’s own collection at the high end of the market, and Aktion Art would deal in emerging artists. Ben Widdicombe, Vulture, 12 May 2025 All the bottles are digitized for trading and sold on consignment by Unicorn for customers across the country. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for consignment
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Noun
  • Weighing approximately 81 lbs (37 kg), the Jumper Go supports a maximum payload of 450 lbs (204 kg), including a rear rack capable of carrying up to 150 lbs (68 kg) of cargo.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 July 2025
  • With fewer Chinese cargo expected to enter the U.S. in August into the fall months, ocean carriers will be monitoring capacity levels to hold rates up.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Less than a week after pausing weapons shipments to Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said his administration would reverse course.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 8 July 2025
  • Shortly after that, Israeli airstrikes on Iranian weapons shipments to Hezbollah across neighboring Syria — at the time, a key ally of Iran — weakened the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown last December by rebels.
    James Hider, NPR, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • These imports will only be allowed entry into India using ocean freight via the Nhava Sheva Port (also known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port) in Mumbai.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
  • By law, interstate freight truck drivers cannot exceed 11 hours on the road.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Under its two congressional mandates, the central bank reduces rates to lower borrowing costs for Americans and bolster a sluggish economy.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 4 July 2025
  • Despite the state mandate, which drives up project costs and has derailed past solicitation efforts for other properties, the city is also looking to profit from any future transaction.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Security analysts assume that such explosions are related to the vessel's recent loading at Russian oil export facilities; however, Lloyd's List said that there is no hard evidence to support these theories, making vessel risk assessments difficult for shipowners and operators.
    Brendan Cole John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
  • Driving, being in control of all these pallets of Guinness and stacking them, loading [semis] that were going out to various pubs in Northern Ireland.
    EW.com, EW.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • In addition to achieving top-level status with two different promotions, Naomi also became the first Black woman to win the Money in the Bank match and to successfully cash in the briefcase.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The last time Amazon hosted a major retailer-specific sales event was in mid-October for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days (otherwise known as October Prime Day), and both events are known for offering promotions that rival the deals during Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November.
    Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Large scale battery storage deployments nearly doubled last year to 30 gigawatts nationwide due to demand from solar projects to balance intermittent loads.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • By integrating route planning, safety compliance, document processing, and real-time load visibility, platforms like this offer smaller carriers the kind of operational backbone typically reserved for national fleets.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The issue of agency commission has reared its head many times in private over the past few years, the source added.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2025
  • Besides the historic nature of the farmhouse, the commission had also expressed interest in designating the property because of a possible slave dwelling on the site, according to Brian Clarke, vice chair of the county landmarks commission.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025

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