bought

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It was powered by an army of individual investors who bought into Musk’s moonshot vision of putting data centers in space to support the rise of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

His abstract painting "Doll Boy" -- a reference to his crush on the pop singer Cliff Richard -- caught the eye of the art dealer John Kasmin, who bought it for £40.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

AT&T bought the company in 2018 and then sold it to the smaller Discovery four years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Jingye bought British Steel, which employs 2,700 staff, in 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

“I still haven’t figured out why Alan Turing bought that pram,” he says.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin