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bidding war

American

[bid-ing-wawr] / ˈbɪd ɪŋ wɔr /

noun

a competition in which two or more potential buyers make increasing offers to buy the same thing.

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Competing against streaming giant Netflix, Paramount Skydance prevailed in the bidding war for Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Recently, Gwyneth Paltrow signed on to produce and star in the film adaption of “Strangers” for Netflix, after a massive bidding war.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It won a bidding war for the sandwich chain Subway in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

For investors, walking away from the bidding war was a display of capital discipline.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

When Fyndoro’s Tablet of Finding went up for auction, a huge bidding war broke out between several of the large gunter clans.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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