purchase
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We should have a substantial down payment when we sell and purchase in California.
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
Many year-round residents resent the notion that wealthy second-home owners can purchase a piece of beach and prevent locals from using it, said Lisa Stewart, who moved to the island in the 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The animosity dates back to the board’s decision last year to purchase 20 acres where they hope to eventually build a new fire station and civic hub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Luckily for you, Redwood Farm Supply has invested decades of research in developing feed that meets your birds’ needs perfectly; you must choose the correct type to purchase.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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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
Amazon disclosed that Anthropic and OpenAI have each committed to multiyear, multigigawatt purchases of its Trainium chips, with Anthropic alone securing up to 5 gigawatts.
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
This business includes sales of apps where Apple collects as much as 30% fees on in-app purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
She goes forth nearly every day to scrounge up vegetables, and then bicycles back with her purchases in large shopping bags.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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She purchased her first home in California in 2004 for just $597,500.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
The singer and actress purchased the Tennessee attraction in 1982, seeing it as a counterpart to Disneyland.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
Last year, Mullin’s predecessor, Kristi Noem, purchased two new Gulfstream 700 luxury jets for the secretary’s use after the department said the planes being used to ferry the secretary around the country were dangerously outdated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
I had purchased an air mattress, which I gave to Mother.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Eastern, and the Institute of Supply Management’s services purchasing managers’ index for August at 10 a.m.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
If inflation is high, then the purchasing power of fixed payments is diluted.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The ISM’s purchasing managers index was 54.6 in August compared with 55.6 in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Huntington ended up purchasing the collection from the McKinneys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
I exchanged my land-sledge for one fashioned for the inequalities of the Frozen Ocean, and purchasing a plentiful stock of provisions, I departed from land.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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