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buy

[bahy] / baɪ /






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Arnott, for example, recommends that investors buy shares of smaller companies and emerging-market value stocks, rather than pulling out of the market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

PayPal surged 12% in after-hours trade after a Reuters report said that Stripe and private equity group Advent International offered to buy the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The rules are that you have to buy a licence fee if you watch live TV or use the iPlayer.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Ideally, I need to get to $250,000 to buy a modest apartment so my kid can have a place that is ours and has no debt associated with it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

“I’ll buy you a coffee, I’ll take the blame—anything, just switch places with me for today’s shift. Please.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“We said, ‘Let’s put it to the universe: Universe, why don’t you manifest that somebody buys the rights to the show and decides to reboot it and bring us all back.’

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Manhire buys from Costco, Sam’s Club, and Restaurant Depot—wherever he finds the cheapest prices.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Maybank upgrades Malaysia’s technology sector’s rating to positive from neutral despite the near-term currency headwind, and peg Vitrox, Pentamaster, Northeast and Itmax System as top buys.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

That buys some time to let lower oil prices filter through inflation data in the coming months, he said, but it doesn’t guarantee the fight is over.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

He buys a mirror, one good enough to use for self-portraits, because models are hard to hire, even in Arles.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

The private-equity giant also bought data center developer QTS for around $10 billion in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The previous record for a fossil auction was "Apex" the Stegosaurus, bought for $44.6 million in 2024 by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Patrons described it as the kind of friendly business where groceries could be bought on credit and friends could swing by on Friday for karaoke night.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

With the market turning so rapidly, some homeowners who bought recently are losing money when it comes time for them to sell.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Dad checks his social media and lets us know that there was another dummy found in the same position—at the home of the president of the group who bought the building.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

And fewer companies are buying back shares, another way the overall supply of shares is swelling.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Whether buying a chilled coconut at the beach or paying rent, Brazil's free PIX system has become the dominant way of making payments in Latin America's largest economy, with just a smartphone.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Prices across the industry have fallen because fewer people are buying diamonds than in the past, especially in China, and there is stiff competition from much cheaper lab-grown gems.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

A hacker could exploit that window by using the temporary buying power to trade securities or purchase cryptocurrency before the transfer fails.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

To Steve Eisman at FrontPoint Partners, the market seemed mainly stupid or delusional: A financial culture that had experienced so many tiny panics followed by robust booms saw any sell-off as merely another buying opportunity.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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