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buy

[bahy] / baɪ /






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Companies buy back stock as a way of returning cash to investors and often do so when executives think shares are undervalued.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The most important part of that ad buy is the number itself: $12 million.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

"And then you get to a point where you think you're going to buy, price around a few oil suppliers because there is a bit of variancy on prices there."

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Bisnoff also falsely claimed that Esos would buy back investors’ shares at prices above what they had paid, resulting in substantial profits, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Now she buys staples, and while she tries to stick to a weekly meal plan she mostly cooks what she is feeling.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

When this frustration peaks, the guy gives in and buys some Bitcoin of his own.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Taking out long-term care insurance buys you peace of mind in addition to future-proofing your medical care.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Hoarding only buys time, and it adds upward pressure to prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

She buys me four new sets of clothes.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

An investor who bought that stock four years ago had made triple the S&P 500’s total return by this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Its unusual name -- which means faecal matter in French -- was chosen to ensure that people who bought the brand's clothing only wanted it for the design, rather than the name on the label.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Robert Keane is a local property developer who in 2023 bought the Trinity shopping centre, once home to Debenhams.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Somewhere in your house probably lurks a book, an accessory or an appliance you may not have bought if Winfrey hadn’t given it her seal of approval.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Pickwick was an enormously wealthy customer who not only bought the very finest watches but often came upstairs to the family part of the house above the shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

“Public golf courses belong to the public, and residents shouldn’t have to compete with brokers buying up tee times just to turn around and sell them at inflated prices,” he said in a statement Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

In recent weeks, some of them told an industry colleague they are considering buying land in remote regions of the country where they could relocate if AI goes awry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

If buying your own home is the finishing line, then saving up the money to get there is a marathon.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Manjunath, who uses one name, recalled its glory days, when the shop he runs opposite was packed with customers buying snacks before and after shows.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I won’t ever regret buying this little mare, Grandpa,” I said.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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