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bought

[bawt] / bɔt /
ADJECTIVE
purchased
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Bass Rock was bought by Sir Hew Dalrymple in 1706.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Wall Street has bought the dip, with investors piling back into momentum stocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The property, which has striking glass walls, even earned itself a mention in Architectural Digest after Piven bought it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

DBS has bought back and cancelled around S$371.3 million worth of shares so far, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

So the teachers got a new sofa and chairs, and the furniture store donated a new rug, and they painted the walls and fixed the door and bought new curtains and a big green plant.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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