purchases

Example Sentences

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Chinese purchases of things like U.S. soybeans, and perhaps more restrictions related to fentanyl.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“During that tumultuous period, we continued purchases in order to avoid a sharp, unwelcome tightening of financial conditions at a time when the economy still appeared to be highly vulnerable,” Powell said.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Tech companies have approached Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix with offers to invest in production lines and fund purchases manufacturing tools, Reuters reported Thursday.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The pessimistic outlook is starting to affect purchases of appliances and vehicles for middle-class consumers and any sort of discretionary purchases for moderate-income consumers, said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

It added up to quite a bit more than April was used to having all at once, and she wanted to make some purchases before Caroline found out about it.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder