purchases
Example Sentences
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Columbia House drew further claims of bad business by allegedly refusing to acknowledge payments, discounting items so that users’ purchases fell just below the agreed-upon threshold and being a notoriously difficult subscription to terminate.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
It found purchases of essentials excluding fuel grew for the period, while cardholder spending on discretionary goods recovered after a weak year and a half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The debt struggles of Evergrande and industry peers including Country Garden, Vanke and Kaisa have had a severe impact on consumer confidence, dissuading many would-be homebuyers from making purchases.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
That could cause people to delay major purchases and cut back on other forms of discretionary spending — potentially a problem for an economy that is driven in large part by consumption.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
He reminded the men to exchange the hundred-dollar bills at a bank, to ensure that any purchases they made could not be traced back to a White House account.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
