purchase
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Niel will be the U.K. telecommunications company’s largest shareholder once his stake purchase from Emirates Telecommunications Group completes, which is expected by end of this year.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
I tracked down two New Jersey record stores whose sites said they’d purchase all types of albums, so we carted ours to them.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 8, 2026
The posts include personalized discount codes, suggesting the creators may receive financial compensation if a purchase is made.
From Barron's β Oct. 8, 2026
Yet she received an email confirmation of the purchase.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
Fischer learned when the new copies would arrive each month, and within a day or two of their appearance he’d be at the Four Continents to purchase the latest edition.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Industry officials said most consumers—who buy bottles for $20 or less—have cut back on their purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
That would be double the $2 billion acquisition deal announced by Manus and Meta in December -- one of the biggest purchases in the Facebook owner's history.
From Barron's β Oct. 8, 2026
According to the firm, before 2025, the gray-market peptide ecosystem was a niche and underground, averaging just $200,000 in monthly purchases done using cryptocurrencies.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 6, 2026
In total, the federal government has now spent nearly $3.2 billion on detention facility purchases, the majority of them in California.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 5, 2026
Ms. Hussey left the store with her purchases.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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Before Bryan purchased the property, it had spent nearly a year on the market and was listed for $8.9 million in August 2023.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 9, 2026
Peden told the inquest he had purchased the bike online for £900 and it was in "perfect working order", apart from an incident where he lost the key on a fairground ride.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
The “Dune” star, 58, and wife Kathryn Boyd Brolin, 38, purchased the dwelling in 2020 for $3.25 million.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 7, 2026
However, off-premise sales, which includes beer purchased in stores, were pressured by tighter consumer budgets.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 6, 2026
From Mother I would later learn it was Diego, a German shepherd Shawn had purchased a few years before.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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In purchasing power parity terms, which accounts for goods and services typically costing less in poorer countries, Chinese per capita GDP of about $29,500 was 2.5 times India’s $12,000.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 7, 2026
As part of its expansion, Google also signed a 22-year power purchasing agreement with Finnish energy company Fortum covering up to half the capacity of the Loviisa nuclear power plant.
From BBC β Oct. 6, 2026
“We’re planning our purchasing down 18%,” says Fleisher about next summer’s plans, wearing a James Perse T-shirt and Maison Margiela sneakers, on a rooftop overlooking tree-lined Aspen Mountain in August.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 6, 2026
However, Brazilians complain about a loss of purchasing power and authorities are concerned about rising household debt.
From Barron's β Oct. 5, 2026
I didn’t quite follow all that, but I had to admit it was impressive that she, at her age, a Chinese American woman, was purchasing a house.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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