purchase
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"The purchase intent that we're seeing on 'Grand Theft Auto' is far away above any other game we've ever tracked," said Mat Piscatella of consultancy Circana.
From Barron's β Nov. 6, 2026
It was introduced in 1980, three years before I was born, when Margaret Thatcher's government gave council tenants in England the legal right to purchase their homes at a discounted price.
From BBC β Nov. 6, 2026
We assumed that the individual put 20% down and financed the rest of the home purchase with a variable-rate mortgage 2 percentage points above the Treasury bill rate, updated monthly.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 5, 2026
Prosecutors claim Nuño used the money she received to purchase property, cover start-up costs and pay family members.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 5, 2026
Two days after that, they actually signed a contract to purchase it.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Officials this week reactivated liquidity-injection tools aimed at encouraging share purchases while boosting the trading volume of state-backed investment funds, according to local media reports.
From Barron's β Nov. 6, 2026
The festival is considered an auspicious time to make new purchases, which many believe bring prosperity and good fortune.
From BBC β Nov. 6, 2026
That was the second-largest source of funds, while the biggest source of funds for all-cash purchases came from buyers’ own savings, with 42% of first-timers using that money to buy a house.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 5, 2026
Oracle has rushed to line up financing to pay for its data center buildout and chip purchases, raising billions this year by selling stock and debt.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 2, 2026
They’d spent a small fortune on in-app purchases: skins and maps in Minecraft, V-Bucks in Fortnite, unlimited lives and gems in a new multiplayer world-building game.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
There are Etsy shops full of Hallmark Christmas Cruise items, including one where I purchased $24 T-shirts for the Candy Cane Sail Away party the first night.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 4, 2026
Meranda's necklace and the 25 other pieces purchased by Watchdog were analysed by the Sheffield Assay Office.
From BBC β Nov. 3, 2026
Retired Major League Baseball star Matt Holliday is ready to part ways with the newly built Paradise Valley, Ariz., estate he purchased earlier this year.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 2, 2026
In fact, Batista purchased a home in Daytona Beach and lived there for several years following his initial ouster in the mid-1940s.
From Salon β Nov. 1, 2026
Velia and Delia purchased piping hot ears of corn on a stick, wrapped in their own leaves and enveloped in newspapers to keep them warm.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe GarcΓa McCall
Washington should use federal purchasing commitments to give domestic manufacturers confidence to invest.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 6, 2026
And federal government purchasing power should be fully leveraged through domestic procurement.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 6, 2026
There are several stipulations, including income requirements for buyers and that the money go toward only purchasing new homes, something Hertzberg said he hopes will spur construction.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 4, 2026
In many of the protests, as in Spain, Portugal and Greece, housing is "a central element" because it is directly tied to purchasing power and "an ever-more unequal distribution of wealth", the researcher added.
From Barron's β Nov. 3, 2026
From there, after purchasing by check a diamond engagement ring and a diamond wedding band, they drove to a pawnshop to dispose of these items.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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Material World: Shopping Lingo
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