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the undisclosed price set by the owner of something to be auctioned, below which no offer will be accepted.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

Earlier this week, Huckabee ended his Fox News talk show so he could spend time mulling another bid for the Republican nomination.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He lost his bid for a fourth term to George Pataki that year.
President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion|Jonathan Alter|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
However, not all awful, astoundingly dumb political memes are created equal.
Political Memes That Absolutely Must Die in 2015|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Which proves he is as dumb as a bag of hammers,” the official says.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Get ready to bid farewell to the spitfire Bobby Bottleservice and big booty player Ref Jeff.
The Zany Shades of Nick Kroll|Abby Haglage|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sound of my step shall make your heart jump; a look from me shall make you dumb for an hour.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Her female friend immediately said, "Well, I have been talking away to this dumb man."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Here were the sources (in part) of the Po and of the Rhine, but I was rather in haste to bid the former good-bye.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Sometimes dumb-bells, compact sheaves of fine needles, and irregular rhizome forms are seen (Fig. 40).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
They ain't noways dumb to each other, I notice; an' we air dumb aourselves when we air ketched with furriners.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson