purchase
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You can establish that the blueberries in your refrigerator haven’t been recalled, but this tells you remarkably little about the blueberries you’ll purchase next Thursday.
From Salon β Oct. 19, 2026
But for her next purchase, she has chosen a more well-established automaker.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 18, 2026
The mortgage rate was 6.625% for the bank-portfolio loan Moran used to finance the purchase, though he said the rate wasn’t a concern for him.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 17, 2026
Burwood withdrew money from the woman's bank account, accepted ownership of her house and received thousand of pounds, which was used for her own benefit, including for building work and the purchase of vehicles.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
“Every man and woman in the United States will be asked to purchase war savings stamps,” I set the paper down.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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It helped boost retail sales last year but has been less effective this year because many households have already made big purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 19, 2026
She said China risked missing its official target for the year, spurring a recent roll-out of mortgage subsidies for certain home purchases and support for infrastructure investment.
From Barron's β Oct. 18, 2026
And when inflation erodes spending power, those discretionary purchases slow, Samuelson noted.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 17, 2026
Investors should compare operating cash flow, capital spending and financing commitments over several quarters, allowing for the timing of construction and equipment purchases.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
I walked away from him and carried the purchases back to Madam’s house, wings abuzz in my ears.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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A caller may be attempting to harvest your personal information, or they may be an aggressive marketer working for a broker that has purchased your contact details.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 19, 2026
Jennie Abarca, head of trucking company King Fio Trucking in Long Beach, is among the business owners who purchased Nikola trucks with California incentives.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 18, 2026
Among the measures is the requirement for every new batch of food to be tested, and for flour, rice and cooking oil to be purchased from centralised procurement points only.
From BBC β Oct. 17, 2026
It also matters when those ads are purchased.
From Slate β Oct. 15, 2026
What the other dogs, the ones Mr. Weiss had purchased, would do, I didn't know.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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Actress Ariel Winter relocated to Nashville after purchasing a $2.9 million abode in College Grove in May 2022.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
They were the only age group more likely to feel successful by investing than purchasing a home.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 13, 2026
But on social media, influencers and doomsday "preppers" are pushing the necessity of purchasing a $300 kit claimed to help people avoid emergency room visits.
From Barron's β Oct. 8, 2026
People may say they want to eat better, but real-world purchasing decisions often don’t follow stated preferences, especially when plant-based meats are more expensive than the real thing, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
A jelly-bellied officer with thick spectacles was purchasing a tall stack of books from the man behind the counter.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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