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[bahy] / baɪ /






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Another, who estimated she had given £40,000 to NOS over seven years, recalled the "manipulative" Brain persuading her to skip her brother's wedding in South Africa and buy van for the community instead.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Corrections departments may buy them from compounders, or even each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Jensen Huang started Nvidia wearing garden-variety polo shirts but is now probably legally required to buy every single black leather jacket he comes across for the rest of his life.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

More than 85% of people going to concerts buy two or more tickets, according to TicketData.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

“We’re going to buy some candy,” Bat said.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

California no longer burns or buys electricity generated by coal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Although the BBC produces a lot of its own programmes, the corporation buys some international shows for its TV channels and iPlayer streaming platform.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

For anyone who buys the AI spiel, it’s a tool with boundless power.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Pulling the force majeure lever buys Oracle some time but doesn’t reduce its financial exposure to the data center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

No. She’s thinking, My family needs food and this guy has Corn Flakes, and she buys the Corn Flakes.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

We also bought an Arkansas flag — even though only public schools are required to have those.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"I cut off my ponytail, shaved off my beard, took all my earrings out, bought a £60 suit - all that's totally true - the day before I had my interview."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Any investor who bought LVMH’s stock in early 2016 and held on to it for the next five years made total annual returns of 34%, including reinvested dividends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

A piece of African fabric bought at the Barbes market in Paris was one starting point, as was his decision to start wearing his night gown outside in the street during this summer's searing heatwaves.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Soldiers frequently visited our store, for they were getting good wages and watches were among the first things they bought.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Some of Blazy's designs have proved so popular they have sparked a neologism -- "Blazymania" -- which has come to mean the frenzied buying in stores off items that often cost thousands of dollars.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Another trade that went up in smoke, money managers say, was buying French and Italian bonds and selling interest-rate swaps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

In other words, buying cute and approachable products can make people feel good.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I would argue the studios are the very reason Paramount Skydance is buying Warner Bros.,” said Laurent Yoon, senior analyst at Bernstein.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Edman’s credit default swap solved this problem with some fine print in its contracts, which specified that Morgan Stanley was buying insurance on the last outstanding loan in the pool.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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