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Recent Examples of stalking horse
Vintage Wine Estates has received several stalking horse offers in its bankruptcy auction.
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Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Horowitz sold him some forty archives and collections, for about $25 million, and routinely used him as a sounding board and a stalking horse.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: Discount retail chain Big Lots entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, with a stalking horse agreement to boot.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Lids' opening bid, known as the stalking horse bid, is 62% of the cost value of the retailer's inventory on hand at the time of the sale's closure date, estimated to equal about $4.25 million.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024
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Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Horowitz sold him some forty archives and collections, for about $25 million, and routinely used him as a sounding board and a stalking horse.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: Discount retail chain Big Lots entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, with a stalking horse agreement to boot.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Lids' opening bid, known as the stalking horse bid, is 62% of the cost value of the retailer's inventory on hand at the time of the sale's closure date, estimated to equal about $4.25 million.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalking horse
Noun
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Football is our favorite son, daughter, niece, nephew, neighbor and friend, but basketball is the successful relative who that demands more of our attention.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2025
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Neither can New England’s new favorite son, Drake Maye.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Each frame is meticulously plotted by creator Mike White, the writer-director who moonlights as a reality show competitor (two cycles of The Amazing Race with his dad and one on Survivor, solo).—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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It’s only been a year since the local chain opened its DFW Airport location, beating out big-league competitors like Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The four clubs with the lowest median ticket price for Opening Day include two teams not expected to contend for a divisional title – the Los Angeles Angels ($74) and the Miami Marlins ($73) – and two dark horses – the Seattle Mariners ($96) and Minnesota Twins ($83.50).—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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With all the love, might Torres be a dark horse to win the lead actress Oscar?—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Upon entering the white wood-sided and brick structure, an entry foyer immediately reveals river and marsh vistas.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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On entry, the room looks like an Amazon warehouse, with boxes piled to the ceiling.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ahead, shop our favorites, complete with our editors’ before-and-after pics.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
8 Apr. 2025
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Customers visit to ask about their favorites and to find out when seasonal specials—like Pumpkin Cheesecake or Cajun Pie (crawfish, andouille sausage, peppers, and onions)—will return.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That would put him in the same category of reforming modernizer as Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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This unusual level of secrecy around the high-level meeting indicates how sensitive these talks are for Saudi Arabia's crown prince, leaders from other Gulf states, Egypt's president and Jordan's king, who all attended.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While viewers might assume contestants and judges freely explore their filming locations, the reality is quite different.—
Kimberly Lyn,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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The public’s invited to come and gaze at 25 tanks’ worth of koi contestants, learn about the hobby of keeping koi and see the judges in action.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Fewer than 12 percent of entrants were recognized as nominees.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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Everyone was eager to hear from both veteran creators and an onslaught of new entrants.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Stalking horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalking%20horse. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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