purchased
Example Sentences
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But the government rejects the criticism, arguing that it has invested in ground-based resources, which it says are more effective, and purchased helicopters for water-bombing operations, with deliveries of the aircraft under way.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
In interviews, she has been unsparing about what she sees as coming next in American media consolidation, warning that a CNN controlled by David Ellison — who purchased Paramount and CBS — would be “tragic.”
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Personally, Lynch loved modern architecture, and experienced love at first sight with the home he purchased in the mid-’80s in the Hollywood Hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital self-reported 74 breaches of Football Association rules when they purchased the club in 2022.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
When George Washington purchased Billy, Frank, and the other two boys in 1767, Virginia was one of thirteen British colonies in America.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
