purchase
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He charged back thanks to an early investment in Chinese online retailer Alibaba and a debt-heavy purchase of Vodafone’s Japanese unit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
In 2019, a self-described "caravan" of Americans bused to Canada to purchase cheaper insulin for type 1 diabetes - and to protest the costs in the US for the life-saving medication.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
By the time the public is able to purchase, many of the gains -- the kind that have made millionaires and billionaires of early tech investors -- may be history.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
He posited that the company may opt to outright purchase a carrier or a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, which is a provider with an arrangement to leverage another company’s capacity.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The children, it must be said, liked the parks best, and Penelope did manage to purchase a pretty straw hat with a long pink ribbon that looked quite striking against her dark hair.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing purchase
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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