purchase
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For his "PC & Chill" service, Brousse does not buy parts to pre-build machines -- as it is too expensive -- but he requires clients to purchase their own that he assembles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Pre-emption rights are legal or contractual provisions that allow existing shareholders to purchase shares before they are offered to external parties.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
In 2018, Qualcomm terminated its proposed purchase of Dutch chip maker NXP Semiconductors after failing to obtain clearance from China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
For instance, in March 2026, 13% fewer British pounds were required to purchase a U.S. dollar as compared with the same month the year prior, NAR said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Hassan would go in the evenings after closing his store, and purchase from the butcher’s wife, while the physician went in the morning to shop from the butcher’s son.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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In the last quarter, about half of the high-volume MacBook Neo purchases by U.S. education institutions displaced Windows and Chromebook devices, Cook said on the earnings call.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
It is the only book with language that distinguishes which purchases fund FLAG’s mission or pay Adams directly.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Crude prices have stayed within historical ranges throughout the crisis because of China’s swift drop in oil purchases and demand destruction in some countries, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Britain's biggest bookstore chain Waterstones saw sales of Wilson's work rise over 1,000 percent compared to 2025 and were "increasing every week" alongside purchases of "all other available translations," a spokeswoman said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
A couple of avatars have already turned their attention to me after my two purchases, and their interest makes the hairs rise on the back of my neck.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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The family kept the Fair Oaks home and purchased another $9.1-million estate in Marin County in 2024, where they primarily live and their four children attend school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Many of the semiconductor and other stocks the fund purchased soared on Thursday, as AI and other shares climbed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The median price of homes purchased by Chinese buyers was about $770,000.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The detective referenced bank statements showing money from the victim entering Bush's business account and pointed out that at no point did he make any payments to the plan the victim thought she had purchased.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The enslaved family Jackson had purchased while in Washington also came back to the Hermitage with him.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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That, along with vast wholesale purchasing power, allowed lower prices for customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
She posited that the value of a currency should reflect its purchasing power and the best way to assess this was to use one “perfect universal commodity” — the Big Mac.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Finally, private surveys on China’s purchasing manufacturing index, as well as readings for nonmanufacturing activity, will be released throughout the week, after the economy saw weaker-than-expected official prints for July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
However, resale prices, whether you’re purchasing or selling, can be a moving target.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
A good many of the British purchasing men were crippled, but they wore their uniforms just the same.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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