buy
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But the wind-up alarm clock won’t disappear entirely, says Bill Stoddard, who repairs and sells clocks at his shop in Flora, Ind. After all, he points out, “the Amish people buy clocks.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
That means investors should compile a watch list of areas they may want to buy on weakness.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
For foreign investors to buy shares of SpaceX, they need to have a lot of U.S. dollars.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Detainees also say food rations were reduced, forcing them to buy costly items at the commissary.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“You find yourself Seven Wonders right here in Sassafras Springs, and I’ll buy you a ticket to go see Molly and Eli and that mountain!”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing buy
Spelling Practice, Unit 8
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