purchase
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The documents, including purchase orders and a License Agreement, show that the county's Clearview AI contract currently runs through to March 2027.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
A fundraising drive has been launched to purchase a south of Scotland church with links to the man described as "Scotland's forgotten Einstein".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The company also said the Cybercab would be available to purchase for less than $30,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
My own purchase is not the case to generalize from.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
He wanted to read and purchase Russian chess literature and visit the clubs and parks where chess was played.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Drivers are sustained market-share gains in the U.S., replacement demand for pandemic-era purchases in Europe, Japan, and the U.S., and sales expansion for new products targeting emerging markets, the analyst says.
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
He added some Italian junk food to the basket, just to sort of disguise his more suspicious purchases, then dumped his stuff at the register.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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She purchased her first home in California in 2004 for just $597,500.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
We have heard accounts from homeowners who bought outright, often with a mortgage, as well as those who purchased through shared-ownership schemes.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
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
Carole had purchased first-class tickets on a commercial flight, but now everyone worried that John’s condition was so fragile, his appearance so scary, that the airline pilot might not allow them to fly.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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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
“It really does leave it as an open question for people who are purchasing these beverages,” Bowdring said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Huntington ended up purchasing the collection from the McKinneys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“People will never make that mistake. Without a doubt you operate the most dismal bar in the city. May I interest you in purchasing a hot dog?”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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