purchase
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Because my wife and I maintain separate finances, I want to be certain this purchase is fair to her and consistent with our financial arrangement.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 4, 2026
Ad Age rounded up five ways marketers can address declining consumer sentiment, from reducing purchase risk to providing transparent pricing.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 4, 2026
Every purchase from Farm Rio is sprayed with a signature scent.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 4, 2026
The head of Gordon Brothers' European operations reportedly told the government that the firm stood by its stewardship and had given Poundland £85m in additional financing since its purchase in 2025.
From BBC β Nov. 4, 2026
“Well, generally your reservations are confirmed at date of purchase, especially on non-refundable fares such as these. The agent should have informed you of this when you purchased the tickets on Tuesday.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Despite a subdued start to 2026, year-to-date purchases are now 6% higher than last year’s.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 3, 2026
Slow down your purchases: is what you are buying essential or can you postpone it?
From BBC β Nov. 1, 2026
Megaspeed has reportedly continued buying Nvidia products this year, sometimes using intermediaries, and Chang said those purchases will likely invite questions over how the chip maker is vetting customers.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 31, 2026
Some of the purchases were also placed during times when school was not in session, he added.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 30, 2026
That evening over dinner Mia told our father all about our dance-wear purchases.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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Of the eight items found to have breached cadmium limits: three were purchased from Amazon, three from Temu and one from each of OnBuy and Etsy.
From BBC β Nov. 3, 2026
Walter was a little-known financier until 2012 when he purchased the Dodgers with the backing of Guggenheim-tied insurers to help pay for the then-record $2.15 billion purchase.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 3, 2026
In 2015, she purchased the property for $10 million, and it served as her primary residence until she parted ways with it a decade later, selling it for $12 million.
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
The beardless jeweler and the fidgety spicer had both purchased Samir’s no-fail, high-potency, does-what-you-want-it-to, syrup-flavored sleep syrup.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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I am considering purchasing a custom Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric for $210,000, paying cash.
From MarketWatch 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
The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers’ index was 55.5 in October – higher than the September figure of 54.5.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 3, 2026
The RatingDog general manufacturing purchasing managers index edged down just a tad to 52.0 last month from 52.1 in September, data released by S&P Global showed Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 2, 2026
“Mass purchasing power makes the big difference. For example, breaded veal cutlets.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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