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Recent Examples of stalking horse
Horowitz sold him some forty archives and collections, for about $25 million, and routinely used him as a sounding board and a stalking horse.
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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
Hezbollah remains a potent regional actor: a stalking horse for Iran, and a prop to the Syrian regime.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2015
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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
Hezbollah remains a potent regional actor: a stalking horse for Iran, and a prop to the Syrian regime.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalking horse
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Edwards is one of England’s brightest stars, and the crowd will be in full effect for one of their favorite sons.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
1 Dec. 2024
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Plains is a tourist town, and President Carter is our favorite son.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2025
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The battery is rated for up to 350 exposures per charge using CIPA's very conservative test methodology, which puts it in the middle of the pack for battery life among versus its closest competitors.—
Jim Fisher,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
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By leveraging this data, businesses can deliver more personalized experiences, improve customer satisfaction and stay ahead of competitors in understanding and addressing customer needs.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the run-up to the British Academy Film Awards, the question swirled: Would the night confirm the latter’s surge and give it yet another boost ahead of the Academy Awards, or would another dark horse emerge and upend everything? Below, see all of the winners from the 2025 BAFTAs.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Yankees still remain comfortably above the competition, however, should Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continue his dominance and Bo Bichette work a bounce-back season, the Jays could soon become a dark horse to make noise.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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As their ranks diminish, park rangers say fewer employees could mean long entry lines, dirty bathrooms and potentially unsafe conditions for hikers and campers during the busy tourist season.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Venice introduced a pilot program in 2024 to charge day trippers a $5.17 (5 euros) entry fee that authorities hoped would discourage visitors from arriving on peak days, Fox News Digital reported.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ethan Hawke Hawke’s filmography is legendary, ranging from indie and arthouse favorites (Reality Bites; the Before trilogy) to mainstream hits (Dead Poets Society, Gattaca).—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2025
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Donors would have begun bankrolling their favorites, and organizations would have started to announce endorsements.—
Laurel Rosenhall,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fights like that, which for years proved almost impossible to negotiate, have taken place thanks to the millions of dollars put on the table by Turki al-Sheikh, a government official with close ties to the kingdom’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.—
Tariq Panja,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Under Bill’s leadership, the foundation inked a deal in Saudi Arabia last November to partner with the country’s crown prince, Mohammad Bin Salman, on a new program of up to $2.5 billion to support nonprofits.—
Forbes Wealth Team,
Forbes,
3 Feb. 2025
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So at the end of the day, the biggest challenge for us is to figure out whether a contestant is really genuine.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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What's happening: The Royal Sonesta asked me to be one of four contestants for Greasing of the Poles.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Only entrants aged 21 or older are allowed to participate in the sweepstakes, though they are allowed to bring children with them to the sleepover.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Big Ten and SEC each averaged 4.2 entrants per season and the ACC and Big 12 averaged 2.1.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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