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[bahy] / baɪ /






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She asked her mother to take another $3,000 loan from a different lender, seeking to pay off the balance and buy more farm supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He said: "We managed to buy tickets at 34,000ft so it's been a great flight. We're absolutely buzzing now."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Gaffney said that in conversations with investors calling into EverBank’s World Markets desk, the firm has been suggesting that they buy at these levels.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

T-Mobile aims to buy fiber-internet operators in the U.S. to compete with AT&T and Verizon and offer bundled wireless and home internet to more customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I’d planned to buy my ticket at the window, but there isn’t time; I’ll have to buy it on the train and pay the surcharge.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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