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on sale

Idioms  

  1. At a reduced price, as in These rugs have been on sale for a month. The use of sale for disposing of goods at lowered prices dates from about 1860.

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LA28 began its ticketing process earlier than most other Olympic Games with tickets going on sale more than two years in advance of the opening ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Tickets go on sale on Friday and are restricted to people with a Bolton postmark.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Craig Beauregard used to pick up a few gold bars when they went on sale at Costco, but now when he visits the wholesaler, he only sees silver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The track -- called "Rough and Twisted" -- went on sale Saturday, reportedly in extremely limited numbers in selected independent record stores around the world.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

His mother never seemed to know the difference between something cool and something for idiots, because all she cared about was that it was something on sale.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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