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public sale
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Origin of public sale1
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Example Sentences
He had her at a disadvantage now, just as she had held him a while ago when she forced on the public sale of the girl Nola.
I saw also, in a market-house, a lamentable sight—a public sale of Christians for slaves, both men and women.
At a place called Grand Terre, the privateers would often make public sale of their cargoes and prizes by auction.
In July, 1907, it was purchased at a public sale by Mr. Edward Speyer, its owner at the present writing.
There was a post-script by Edwin Bryant, his predecessor as alcalde, calling a public sale for June 29.
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