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[bahy] / baɪ /






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It’s best if everyone agrees on the meals beforehand, how much they are willing to spend, and then one person actually goes to buy the groceries.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The venture works through depositary receipts—or securities that allow investors to buy stakes in foreign companies—that are authorized and tokenized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Dissatisfaction is building in L.A. as the city’s cost of living mounts and a new generation of young Angelenos are unable to buy homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"I don't want to buy new things that he's only going to wear for a few months or a few weeks," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

How funny that we dug up all that gold, but we could never afford to buy it back.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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