purchase
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Not everyone supported the campaign, though, with some local farmers having warned the purchase would be "a folly".
From BBC β Oct. 30, 2026
Chevron’s $53 billion purchase of Hess—motivated in large part by the company’s 30% stake in the Exxon-led Guyana consortium—helped it catch up, boosting its reserve replacement ratio to 158% last year.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 29, 2026
Shares of Marvell Technology are sliding on Thursday as investors assess the financial implications of a possible deal to purchase optical-networking company Lumentum.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 29, 2026
Rather than testing isolated cranberry compounds, Wu chose to investigate pure cranberry juice, a product people can readily purchase and consume.
From Science Daily β Oct. 29, 2026
But Valley and Seven were able to find purchase and avoid being thrown in.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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"Channeling it back to infrastructure investment tied to purchases of Nvidia equipment is a smart thing."
From Barron's β Oct. 30, 2026
The average frequency of purchases remained slightly down.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 28, 2026
Free cash flow refers to the money a company has left after it covers operating costs and equipment purchases.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 28, 2026
“I don’t think I’ve made more than two mistakes with my houses, purchases for my houses, or the clothes in my closet.”
From MarketWatch β Oct. 27, 2026
“Your mom’s insomnia purchases are amazing,” Rafe agreed.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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Alphatec slashes its full-year outlook as fewer surgeons have purchased its add-on bone-graft products used for spinal fusion.
From Barron's β Oct. 30, 2026
She purchased the Chelsea unit in 2021 for $2.75 million, according to property records.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 30, 2026
Perhaps tellingly, both the stage and film rights had been purchased by Hollywood titan David Brown, of “Jaws” fame, even before the play made it to the boards.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
“But I say to Drew, you purchased $250 to $300 a piece tickets,” McHenry said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 29, 2026
I had purchased a small house there with a few acres of thick grass, and I was surprised to find it vacant.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Thereafter, an Abu Dhabi–backed group invested $2 billion in crypto company Binance by purchasing World Liberty “stablecoins,” giving World Liberty $2 billion in deposits to invest.
From Slate β Oct. 30, 2026
Changing that meant overhauling marketing campaigns and purchasing specific luxury labels that elite customers wanted, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 29, 2026
That’s the equivalent of losing 23% of your purchasing power over the full decade.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 29, 2026
“It’s not predatory just because we’re purchasing receivables on it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 28, 2026
“Very much so. We talked about it again the following day. He’d decided to go have a talk with Carl Heine, to see him about purchasing the seven acres.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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