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on sale

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  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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The band will play the 02 Ritz in Manchester on Friday, and a queue of fans stretched down Whitworth Street to the Palace Theatre when the tickets went on sale at 12:00 GMT.

From BBC

General tickets go on sale on 7 March.

From BBC

For that reason, she said, the play had been a "long time in development", but tickets were due to go on sale to RSC members in April, with the show beginning its run in the summer.

From BBC

The coin goes on sale from Thursday, with prices starting at £15.

From BBC

Six days later, they'll be on sale inside a British supermarket.

From BBC

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