purchase
Example Sentences
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The tech company’s surprise purchase of the web program underscores its efforts to help shape the narrative about AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Though the dwarf pansies are not yet available to purchase, Litchfield encouraged islanders to consider planting other native and naturalised species to contribute to their conservation.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The bag should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
And with gasoline prices now surging, consumers may be even more reluctant to make a purchase.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Hubler and a trader at Merrill Lynch argued back and forth about a possible purchase by Morgan Stanley, from Merrill Lynch, of $2 billion in triple-A CDOs.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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