purchase
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Conservationists have completed the purchase of a huge upland estate following a two-year £30m public appeal backed by the likes of Sir David Attenborough.
From BBC β Oct. 30, 2026
Also on Thursday, Haleon said it is planning to purchase up to 500 million pounds of shares through a buyback, which it expects to complete by the full-year results in February 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 29, 2026
Rather than testing isolated cranberry compounds, Wu chose to investigate pure cranberry juice, a product people can readily purchase and consume.
From Science Daily β Oct. 29, 2026
It will provide them with a loan worth 20% of their property's value to help pay for the purchase.
From BBC β Oct. 28, 2026
“This is the spot,” said the Professor as he turned his lamp on a small map of the house, copied from the file of my original correspondence regarding the purchase.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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"Channeling it back to infrastructure investment tied to purchases of Nvidia equipment is a smart thing."
From Barron's β Oct. 30, 2026
Intel’s weak forecast reflected how memory-chip prices are hurting demand for laptops, all while information-technology teams have to balance spending on AI tools against hardware purchases.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 30, 2026
Recently, rising bond yields have made consumer loans for major purchases more expensive.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 28, 2026
Long favored by billionaires as a “buy, borrow and die” strategy to fund lifestyle purchases without triggering tax bills, these portfolio-backed loans are now increasingly being adopted by those further down the wealth scale.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 27, 2026
I heard a heavy metallic thunk as my purchases slid into the steel tray near my knees.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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Alphatec slashes its full-year outlook as fewer surgeons have purchased its add-on bone-graft products used for spinal fusion.
From Barron's β Oct. 30, 2026
We sold our longtime home at a nice profit, liquidated most of our other assets, moved across the country and purchased our dream retirement home: fewer rooms, but more space.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 29, 2026
The 35% to 40% of Apple goods that are purchased in the U.S. have little impact on GDP, as imports largely offset domestic consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 29, 2026
“But I say to Drew, you purchased $250 to $300 a piece tickets,” McHenry said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 29, 2026
Barker and DeDiego, wearing black delivery uniforms purchased the day before, and the wigs and glasses issued to Hunt and Liddy, got out and entered the building through the unlocked back door.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Final October manufacturing purchasing managers’ surveys for France, Germany and the eurozone will be released Monday, followed by the equivalent surveys for services activity on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is one of the biggest perks of Social Security, because it provides inflation protection so that retirees’ purchasing power isn’t diminished over their retirements.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 29, 2026
As Anna Holmes recently pointed out in her blistering New Yorker essay, more than half of millennials have had parental help purchasing their home.
From Slate β Oct. 28, 2026
“It’s not predatory just because we’re purchasing receivables on it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 28, 2026
She remained so until they were done purchasing their tickets at the ticket window and had walked outside to the platform to wait for their train.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Material World: Shopping Lingo
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