purchase
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My own purchase is not the case to generalize from.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Beauty birthday gifts are often linked to your purchase history or require you to buy something.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The company also said the Cybercab would be available to purchase for less than $30,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
A 1968 advertisement published in The Times beckoned investors to purchase their own two-acre lake for less than $12,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The rallypops she refers to are treats free with a purchase at many l-lope Springs local shops.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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Fiercely protective of its independence, Hugging Face long turned down several stake purchases and takeover offers before reaching a deal with Nvidia, chosen for its commitment to developing the "open" ecosystem.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
If a predictable share of inference moves onto owned hardware, it shifts from recurring cloud bills toward one-time purchases and support contracts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
At the Hard Rock Hotel – one of two beachside hotels where they were able to stay off the ship – they hung around clutching their recent purchases.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
If demand craters, Nvidia will still be on the hook for purchases of inputs from its supply chain—a problem that only grows with its soaring commitments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Involuntarily, my mind totaled her purchases to $4.53.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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TrendForce says key components now account for a much larger share of production costs than a year ago, while inventories purchased at lower prices are gradually running out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
She purchased her first home in California in 2004 for just $597,500.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
In 2003, a key to Quansoo Beach in Chilmark could be purchased for $200,000, said Abby Rabinovitz of Tea Lane Associates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Mean Girls” star Amanda Seyfried has listed her longtime Los Angeles home for $3.2 million, 15 years after she purchased the property for nearly half the price it is now on the market for.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
She then went over to the cardboard box and took out the ugliest of the clothes that Mrs. Poe had purchased, the outfits the Baudelaire orphans would never wear no matter how desperate they were.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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“It really does leave it as an open question for people who are purchasing these beverages,” Bowdring said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
If inflation is high, then the purchasing power of fixed payments is diluted.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Over the years, a slew of A-listers have taken their property portfolios to another level by purchasing entire islands, transforming secluded stretches of land into the ultimate celebrity retreats.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Huntington ended up purchasing the collection from the McKinneys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
You could also obtain an artifact by killing an avatar who had one in its inventory, or by purchasing one in an online auction.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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Vocabulary lists containing purchase
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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