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flash sale

American  
[flash sayl] / ˈflæʃ ˈseɪl /

noun

  1. an event where some or all of the items sold at a particular store or chain are temporarily offered at reduced prices.


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Visitors can also stop by the Wing Luke Museum Marketplace, which is holding a flash sale on plushes, notebooks and more goods.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

Today the gate price dropped by $6.50 in a flash sale, so in the end, I spent 50 cents more per ticket.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023

Why do I “reward” myself by browsing flash sale sites and watching TikTok makeup tutorials — passive pastimes that suck up hours of my day?

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2022

Neiman Marcus, which is one of her largest accounts and reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy protection, included that collection in a shop-at-home flash sale.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2020

No flash sale by a large company, will go unmatched by its rivals.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2017

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