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“It seemed doomed almost from the moment they decided to go to a sealed bid,” Judge Lopez said. “Nobody knows what anybody else is bidding,” he added.

  • villainy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    11 days ago

    obstreperous adjective
    ob·strep·er·ous

    1: marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
    obstreperous merriment
    an obstreperous argument

    2: stubbornly resistant to control : unruly
    obstreperous behavior
    an obstreperous child

    • Aatube@kbin.melroy.orgOP
      2·
      11 days ago

      maybe he felt it could be argued to have a potentially better deal but didn’t think it warranted overturning the sale.