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v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To attempt to achieve something.
The athlete will bid to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To offer a price for something, especially at an auction.
Several companies bid to secure the construction contract.
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Why the U.K. Is the Only Major Economy Set to Shrink in 2023 | WSJ
- The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates multiple times last year in a bid to curb inflation.
The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates multiple times last year in a bid to curb inflation.
- multiple times last year in a bid to curb inflation.
multiple times last year in a bid to curb inflation.
Elon Musk tweets that his Twitter deal is on hold
- Look, when he announced his interest to buy twitter, I want to show you a year to date chart of twitter and you can sort of see the price action, but when Elon musk announced his bid to buy twitter, you saw shares pop, that was in april there and then when Twitter's board accepted the offer, it popped 2 51 70 and as you can see as of yesterday was closing at 45 09 so nowhere near the 54 20 which was his offer and he did say in his sec filing that he knew he was buying it at a premium but to your point tech has been getting quite a beating as of late and twitter shares are now closer to $45.
Look, when he announced his interest to buy twitter, I want to show you a year to date chart of twitter and you can sort of see the price action, but when Elon musk announced his bid to buy twitter, you saw shares pop, that was in april there and then when Twitter's board accepted the offer, it popped 2 51 70 and as you can see as of yesterday was closing at 45 09 so nowhere near the 54 20 which was his offer and he did say in his sec filing that he knew he was buying it at a premium but to your point tech has been getting quite a beating as of late and twitter shares are now closer to $45.
- But when Elon Musk announced his bid to buy Twitter, you saw shares pop.
But when Elon Musk announced his bid to buy Twitter, you saw shares pop.
How the Tokyo Olympics Became the Most Expensive Summer Games Ever | WSJ
- So when Japan won its bid to host the Olympics in 2013, it said that it would cost around $7.4 billion, but before the pandemic, the budget had risen by 70 percent to $12.6 billion, and that's not really surprising.
So when Japan won its bid to host the Olympics in 2013, it said that it would cost around $7.4 billion, but before the pandemic, the budget had risen by 70 percent to $12.6 billion, and that's not really surprising.
- So when Japan won its bid to host the Olympics in 2013, it said that it would cost around $7.4 billion.
So when Japan won its bid to host the Olympics in 2013, it said that it would cost around $7.4 billion.
White House pushes back after reports Donald Trump is named in Epstein files | BBC News
- As pressure continues to mount on the President, a U.S. judge has denied a bid to unseal grand jury material from the Epstein investigation.
As pressure continues to mount on the President, a U.S. judge has denied a bid to unseal grand jury material from the Epstein investigation.
- As pressure continues to mount on the president, a US judge has denied a bid to unseal grand jury material from the Epstein investigation.
As pressure continues to mount on the president, a US judge has denied a bid to unseal grand jury material from the Epstein investigation.
Comedians react to public release of Epstein’s ‘birthday book’ notes
- In just the last couple of weeks, Trump and his administration have lost multiple federal cases and appeals, like his bid to overturn the $83 million judgment in the E.
In just the last couple of weeks, Trump and his administration have lost multiple federal cases and appeals, like his bid to overturn the $83 million judgment in the E.
- Like his bid to overturn the $83 million judgment in the E. Jean Carroll case.
Like his bid to overturn the $83 million judgment in the E. Jean Carroll case.
Spanish officials blame far-right groups for violence | DW News
- Riot police fire rubber bullets at protesters in a bid to quell the unrest that has shook the small town in the southeast of Spain.
Riot police fire rubber bullets at protesters in a bid to quell the unrest that has shook the small town in the southeast of Spain.
- Riot police fire rubber bullets at protesters in a bid to quell the unrest that has shook the small town in the southeast of Spain.
Riot police fire rubber bullets at protesters in a bid to quell the unrest that has shook the small town in the southeast of Spain.
Dumbledore's Great Escape | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- We saw your lies for what they were: a smokescreen for your bid to seize control of the Ministry.
We saw your lies for what they were: a smokescreen for your bid to seize control of the Ministry.
- We saw your lies for what they were, a smokescreen for your bid to seize control of the Ministry.
We saw your lies for what they were, a smokescreen for your bid to seize control of the Ministry.
Trump's 50-day deadline: A window of opportunity for Putin? | DW News
- Their operations are generally seen as a bid to keep Ukrainian forces stretched thin.
Their operations are generally seen as a bid to keep Ukrainian forces stretched thin.
- Their operations are generally seen as a bid to keep Ukrainian forces stretched thin.
Their operations are generally seen as a bid to keep Ukrainian forces stretched thin.
The Dangers of Oversharing
- Those whose hunger for closeness overwhelms their concern for their own safety. Those who will, in a poignant bid to hold others' attention, lay out – within minutes of a new encounter – secrets that they would have been wiser to take to the grave.
Those whose hunger for closeness overwhelms their concern for their own safety. Those who will, in a poignant bid to hold others' attention, lay out – within minutes of a new encounter – secrets that they would have been wiser to take to the grave.
- Those who will, in a poignant bid to hold others' attention, lay out, within minutes of a new encounter, secrets that they would have been wiser to take to the grave.
Those who will, in a poignant bid to hold others' attention, lay out, within minutes of a new encounter, secrets that they would have been wiser to take to the grave.
How IHH Healthcare is revolutionizing patient care in Asia
- We've done that, not just in IHH, but if I look in general at all healthcare companies, sometimes we, in a bid to outdo competition, sometimes we, you know, over-invest or we overdo, right?
We've done that, not just in IHH, but if I look in general at all healthcare companies, sometimes we, in a bid to outdo competition, sometimes we, you know, over-invest or we overdo, right?
- And in some of our countries, I think there's a tendency sometimes, in a bid to make the business better, you forget what you're supposed to do for your staff.
And in some of our countries, I think there's a tendency sometimes, in a bid to make the business better, you forget what you're supposed to do for your staff.