purchased

Example Sentences

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Private equity refers to investments in companies whose shares are not publicly traded; private-equity funds will have purchased these underperforming companies in hopes of turning them around.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

My assistance never came, and the deodorant was never purchased.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Gradel returned items he’d purchased to the museum and worked with other dealers and buyers to reclaim hundreds of others.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

SpaceX has paid Tesla for services such as purchasing, and Tesla has purchased advertising on X.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Eventually, upon Lawson’s death, the score sheet was purchased by a collector, sold again, and for the last number of years it has rested with yet another collector.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady