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or bid
also bade
1
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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Recent Examples of bidden
Otherwise, prices will rise as earners bid for the supply of goods and services, which did not increase.
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William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
That Rwanda is bidding at all reveals much about how Kagame views sport as an economic and geopolitical weapon.
—Adrian Blomfield, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers have never shied away from bidding on a superstar.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In the recent past, the San Francisco Giants have bid on major stars, including both Judge and Soto.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
That’s why participants are still bidding in October.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
The arrival of these pandas from Chengdu, China, marks a continuation of this relationship after the zoo bid farewell to its last giant pandas, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji nearly a year ago.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The National Zoo bid farewell to its last remaining giant pandas—Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji—in November 2023.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
This comes almost a year after the zoo bid farewell to its last giant pandas, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji in November.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
That Rwanda is bidding at all reveals much about how Kagame views sport as an economic and geopolitical weapon.
—Adrian Blomfield, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers have never shied away from bidding on a superstar.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In the recent past, the San Francisco Giants have bid on major stars, including both Judge and Soto.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
That’s why participants are still bidding in October.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
The arrival of these pandas from Chengdu, China, marks a continuation of this relationship after the zoo bid farewell to its last giant pandas, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji nearly a year ago.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The National Zoo bid farewell to its last remaining giant pandas—Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji—in November 2023.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
This comes almost a year after the zoo bid farewell to its last giant pandas, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji in November.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
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