purchase
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At Rituals, a birthday gift of a full-sized product or deluxe mini comes with another purchase, while Sephora rewards vary depending on membership tier.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“They still purchase things. They still utilize equipment. They may rent things from local supply houses.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Now be honest with yourself about the added expenses that come with such a purchase.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some only unlock after a qualifying purchase or once you have reached a particular membership tier so it can encourage you to spend money you had not intended to.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
If a wagon he’d made broke down a week after purchase, the disgruntled buyer would have sued Jean personally.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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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
Vehicle purchases rose 10.3%, as households continued to transition to electric vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
It added up to quite a bit more than April was used to having all at once, and she wanted to make some purchases before Caroline found out about it.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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She purchased her first home in California in 2004 for just $597,500.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Las Iguanas offers a free main when two other meals are purchased or a 20% off voucher.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
And Target logged higher sales, profit and a benefit from tariff refunds as shoppers purchased more toys, food and beauty products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Turn-of-the-century homes originally purchased for less than $500,000 are increasingly being renovated and selling for above $1.5 million, says Zawitz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The beardless jeweler and the fidgety spicer had both purchased Samir’s no-fail, high-potency, does-what-you-want-it-to, syrup-flavored sleep syrup.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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
Shein previously told the BBC that the impact of legislation targeting ultra-fast fashion would "worsen the purchasing power of French consumers, at a time when they are already feeling the impact of the cost-of-living crisis".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Ricky Martin found his own tropical escape in Brazil, purchasing Ilha do Maia in 2008.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Huntington ended up purchasing the collection from the McKinneys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
She remained so until they were done purchasing their tickets at the ticket window and had walked outside to the platform to wait for their train.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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