purchase
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If a new homeowner purchased a property at a significantly higher purchase price as compared to the home’s last assessed value, local tax assessors could update the property value, and that could mean higher taxes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Raj Sharma, EY global managing partner, growth and innovation, said the purchase was spurred by more quantum-related inquiries from top-tier clientele.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A checklist also found on Mangione contained entries including "intel check in" and reminders to purchase a camera from the Best Buy retail chain.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
One surprise here is that no new bit of punctuation has gained a purchase in English-language writing since about 1600.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He clicked through site after site until he found a one-of-a-kind purchase.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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The company is also likely to face higher 3Q system margin prices, at which it purchases power from private electricity companies, Cho notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
At one point in early July, some 90 percent of Russia's regions had imposed limits on fuel purchases -- mostly imposing maximum volume rules -- according to AFP calculations based on local announcements.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
It added all purchases, including those with item verification, were subject to its buyer protection policy.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Since our move coincided with Amazon’s Prime Day sale, I timed a few purchases accordingly and saved a combined $21.50 on the router and some household essentials.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
We hand over our tokens, and one Guardian enters the numbers on them into the Compubite while the other gives us our purchases, the milk, the eggs.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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CFO Charles Chang purchased two Class A shares for $1.5 million.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“An entire generation of consumers has shopped and purchased air travel under this system, and we believe a change could be extremely disruptive,” Southwest wrote in its request.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Over half of all new vehicles have been purchased by the country’s top 20% of earners in recent months, according to an Oxford Economics note earlier this month.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Tickets for the event in Michigan cannot now be purchased online, with LIV's official website stating both ground passes and hospitality passes are "no longer available".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Up above, shop owners had purchased Crimson orbs for their businesses.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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It’s believed she parked her Hyundai — which was found abandoned by authorities three days later — near Doane Pond, about two miles into the recreational area, after purchasing a parking pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She said she still needed to be mindful purchasing products, scanning for synthetic fragrances, which she tries to avoid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It is Bezos's first investment in a sports team after he was previously linked with purchasing NFL franchises Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In their worldview, a family’s shrinking purchasing power is primarily evidence of bad character.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
My parents were typical Levittown home buyers in that they came from nothing, had built no financial resources of their own, and in no previous era could have even dreamed of purchasing their own home.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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