purchase
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Even as a teenager, he bought up foreclosed properties, borrowing $50 from the pharmacist, then the liquor store owner, until he had enough to purchase a $500 lot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
When making a large purchase or contracting for a service, you might feel shy about asking the seller to lower their price, but it is a good habit to get into.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Beauty birthday gifts are often linked to your purchase history or require you to buy something.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rams owner Stan Kroenke has agreed to purchase the Angels, marking the end of owner Arte Moreno’s tenure and Kroenke’s first move into Major League Baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Seven screamed as Thorn scrambled for purchase on a slippery rock.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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The U.S. authorized expanded approvals for chip purchases for an Armenian data center project called Firebird to encourage the peace agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
I try to hit as many stalls as possible, spreading out my purchases of coffee, buns, eggs, yarn, and oil.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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TrendForce says key components now account for a much larger share of production costs than a year ago, while inventories purchased at lower prices are gradually running out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
She purchased her first home in California in 2004 for just $597,500.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
The service can intervene when developers are "unable or unwilling to fix" problems, but it only covers new properties purchased outright - not those bought under shared-ownership.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Bratenahl, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end purchased a $5.35 million mansion, is home to Gilded Age properties that draw some of Cleveland’s wealthiest home buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
He purchased Gracy, a seamstress, along with several other family members, from a Virginia man.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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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
Stolen data experts at HaveIBeenPwned have analysed the published material and confirmed it contains people's email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, licence plate numbers, purchasing history and browsing device data.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 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
The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index was 54.6 in August compared with 55.6 in July, as factory activity continued to expand, albeit at a slower rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I’m inquiring about my sister. She was purchasing com. Did she by any chance come by here today?”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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