purchase
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Take photos of itemized receipts for meals, hotels, ground transportation and anything else you might need to purchase as a result of the situation to get your money back.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 14, 2026
The ur gut® supplement is already available for purchase.
From Science Daily β Nov. 14, 2026
"Select customers are now being invited to purchase Cybercab for personal use," the auto manufacturer wrote on X.
From Barron's β Nov. 14, 2026
Donations are used to purchase emergency hampers, treats or provide advice and assistance.
From BBC β Nov. 14, 2026
You aren’t allowed to bring fruits or vegetables through airport security, but you can purchase whole pineapples at the gate—a fact I find hilarious.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Their average advantages remained positive when we followed purchases for a year.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 13, 2026
Walmart, however, said it would allow consumers to authorize AI agents and distinguish between the purchases they and the agents initiated.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 13, 2026
Giving larger purchases more weight—a $100,000 investment counted more than a $10,000 investment—produced an estimated one-year advantage of 3.8 percentage points.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 13, 2026
“They have money. The kids are out of the house,” Setian said, and they often make all-cash home purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 12, 2026
The signing line was down to the last few people, while the checkout area held only a few customers finishing their purchases, and bookstore people talking about getting the shelves back in order.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
But as he purchased a backup flight for Saturday, the price nearly doubled from $500 to $950.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 14, 2026
And if neither, please explain where you purchased the magic wand you apparently want to use to make the program solvent again.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 13, 2026
The researchers nevertheless believe that most women who purchased the drugs were likely to have used them because of their substantial cost.
From Science Daily β Nov. 13, 2026
Another procurement notice dated September 4, also seen by AFP but no longer accessible as of Thursday, shows that NPU's cybersecurity school purchased two Nvidia H200s for 796,000 yuan.
From Barron's β Nov. 12, 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
Workers say rising food, housing, transport and healthcare costs have eroded their purchasing power in a country where inflation is running at around eight percent.
From Barron's β Nov. 14, 2026
Alongside a rise in global borrowing costs and mortgage rates driven by geopolitical volatility, increasing energy bills are set to continue dragging on household purchasing power.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 12, 2026
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
It also means more years in which inflation can erode purchasing power.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 9, 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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Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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