purchase
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Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, used the funds to illicitly purchase goods including jewellery, cosmetics, two cars and a motorhome over a 12-year period.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Brunson’s wasn’t even the splashiest purchase in New York that year: A few months before the Knicks spent $104 million on him, Christie’s sold a Warhol at an auction for almost $200 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
His office would zero in on guns with a short “time to crime” from the initial sale and see if investigators could build leads from purchase records.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Americans already can buy Shein clothes, but the purchase of Everlane gives the company an even bigger foothold into the market—and access to higher-end consumers.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
“I assume you want to buy the newspaper you’re holding. We ask that customers don’t handle the newspapers unless they plan to purchase one,” the vendor continues, pained.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing purchase
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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