purchases

Example Sentences

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Gold futures wavered after India’s Prime Minister urged citizens to halt gold purchases for a year.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

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

“With the clarity of hindsight, we could have — and perhaps should have — stopped asset purchases sooner,” Powell said in a speech last year.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Mrs. Abbott led the way to a booth and staked it out by setting down her purchases there.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English