purchasing

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Williams previously had a third property in Jupiter, a 2.4-acre vacant lot, which she listed for $6.5 million in 2017, just three years after purchasing it for $4.12 million in 2014.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But if he’s in the S&P 500, you’re purchasing a little chunk of Tesla, which makes up about 2 percent of S&P index funds, every time you put money into such a fund.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

There are strict rules in California around the purchasing of dynamite, which is generally restricted to licensed professionals working in mining and quarry operations, building demolitions, tunneling projects and specialized industrial activities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Manufacturing activity in Canada softened slightly in May, with S&P Global’s purchasing managers index for the sector cooling to 52.9, though that marked a second month in a row in expansion territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

So we spake as we walked amongst the servants purchasing their masters’ dinners at the market.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson