purchasing
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Pilot Mountain joins a growing list of towns and cities nationwide where independent public watchdogs are blowing the whistle on officials’ use of government credit cards known as purchasing cards, or “p-cards.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
This will prevent millions of people from purchasing SpaceX stock via their index-fund contributions, denying Musk a huge pipeline of buyers to push up the price.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
There are strict rules in California around the purchasing of dynamite, which is generally restricted to licensed professionals working in mining and quarry operations, building demolitions, tunneling projects and specialized industrial activities.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
In 2023, the province of British Columbia put restrictions on Americans purchasing its Ozempic after it found that 15% of prescriptions for the drug came from the US, mostly through Canada-based online pharmacies.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
All of my research on Muslim purchasing power indicated that if we created a product that appealed to and satisfied the needs of Muslim consumers, the company would be successful.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Vocabulary lists containing purchasing
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