Down to its last three stores, the once nationwide chain of retail outlets made a grim if somewhat anticipated announcement: that it planned to shut its doors, liquidate all assets, and sell to the highest takeover bidder.
(A) if somewhat anticipated announcement: that it planned to shut its doors, liquidate all assets, and sell to the highest takeover bidderIncorrect
E seems better - shut its doors and liquidate all assets by sell to a bidder
(B) yet somewhat anticipated announcement: that
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(A) if somewhat anticipated announcement: that it planned to shut its doors, liquidate all assets, and sell to the highest takeover bidderIncorrect
E seems better - shut its doors and liquidate all assets by sell to a bidder
(B) yet somewhat anticipated announcement: that
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