purchase
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Before its purchase by the municipal Florida government, a number of proposals that would have seen the ship live a second life as a museum or a floating hotel failed.
From BBC β Nov. 11, 2026
The music—now owned by a smorgasbord of record labels—was for decades unavailable for legal purchase or play.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 11, 2026
“Or, what was your last ‘Wow, I’m so glad my purchase history isn’t public’ purchase?”
From MarketWatch β Nov. 10, 2026
He confirmed that the purchase of another vessel remains on pause until harbour issues, including the need for dredging, have been addressed.
From BBC β Nov. 10, 2026
Was this a customary incident in the life of a solicitor’s clerk sent out to explain the purchase of a London estate to a foreigner?
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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Tamil Nadu's School Education Minister A Rajmohan has described the allegations as potentially "India's first AI scam" and said the investigation would cover purchases at other public libraries across the state.
From BBC β Nov. 11, 2026
“Furniture is one of the categories worth watching during the holiday sales season, as retailers typically offer promotions on big-ticket home purchases, including sofas, sectionals and living room furniture,” she said.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 9, 2026
Replenishing oil reserves could support demand and prices for years, though countries are likely to stagger purchases until prices ease, said Hamad Hussain, a senior commodities economist at Capital Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 9, 2026
Soaring grocery bills have left Japanese households less room to spend on other purchases, from dining out to clothing, even as these businesses grapple with rising labour and material costs of their own.
From Barron's β Nov. 8, 2026
Ba’s ship ticket, the money advanced for purchases on his trip, the rent for our building .
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Although the sixpence had an individual price tag of £8, the entire album was subsequently purchased as a single lot rather than the coin being bought separately.
From Science Daily β Nov. 11, 2026
The World Series champion purchased the 1-acre property for $5.55 million in 2020.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 9, 2026
Foxx purchased the 7,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style villa in Hidden Valley for $10.5-million in 2007.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 9, 2026
A property investor and a woman planning for her retirement have been told their homes are at risk of falling into the sea just months after they purchased them.
From BBC β Nov. 7, 2026
At his suggestion, his parents had recently purchased an electronic touchscreen register that had all the prices programmed in, along with a credit card machine, allowing customers to sign their name with their finger.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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It is not a situation Sir Jim Ratcliffe can have expected to find himself in again, less than three years after purchasing a minority stake in United.
From BBC β Nov. 10, 2026
“Our combined purchasing levels will give us economies of scale by consolidating purchasing decisions into one centralized group,” the executives said in their letter.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 9, 2026
“The reason for tasting tea this way in the first place is like purchasing a car,” Hammond told me.
From Slate β Nov. 8, 2026
And federal government purchasing power should be fully leveraged through domestic procurement.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 6, 2026
I exchanged my land-sledge for one fashioned for the inequalities of the Frozen Ocean, and purchasing a plentiful stock of provisions, I departed from land.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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