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[bahy] / baɪ /






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"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

China’s push for self-reliance and encouragement of domestic firms to buy Chinese-made products is also hurting U.S. market share and profitability.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Frasers has built a reputation for swooping in to buy retail brands which have fallen into administration, but its gradual increase in ownership of profit-making Hugo Boss over several years is a different approach.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Plus, a utility megamerger that investors should buy into, and Super Micro’s equity-raising plan doesn’t impress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“You came to my room to offer to buy me breakfast?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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