purchase
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They point to what they say are £95m in cash reserves as well as the university's purchase of land in the city centre for about £4.5m, which they say is foolish at this time.
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
Paramount Skydance is selling about $52 billion of debt to finance its $81 billion cash purchase of Warner Bros.
From Barron's β Sep. 30, 2026
Her resignation comes as Paramount is waiting for a federal judge to approve a settlement agreement that would allow Paramount to finalize its $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 30, 2026
Annuity income is typically fixed and, as such, can lose purchasing power as prices rise — unless you purchase an inflation adjustment or rider.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 30, 2026
With this bankroll, he was able to purchase and outfit a three-masted, coal-powered barkentine called Polaris from a Norwegian firm that specialized in polar vessels.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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That drop, however, has a lot to do with a rush of purchases late last year as customers sought to take advantage of expiring federal tax incentives.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 30, 2026
To some investors, Amazon.com’s continued dominance of the e-commerce world looks less assured in an era where artificial-intelligence agents start to make purchases on behalf of users.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 30, 2026
When Foran took the Kroger job, he was alarmed to learn that its buyers don’t collectively negotiate their purchases from large suppliers such as Procter & Gamble or PepsiCo, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 29, 2026
Companies are structuring chip and electricity purchases as future leases rather than owned assets, so the liabilities don’t show up on the balance sheet.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 29, 2026
“It’ll be nice to wear something authentic, even if the role is not very original,” Anna May said while I wrapped her purchases and made up her ticket.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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The city administrative officer said that his office had found that all but one Olympic organizing committee since the Athens Olympics of 2004 had purchased event cancellation coverage.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
Jenner, who is mother to Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall, Kylie,and Rob, purchased the home with her former spouse, Caitlyn Jenner, for $4 million in 2010—three years after the Kardashians’ wildly popular series debuted.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 29, 2026
It comes as part of the club's continued link with Kuwait through their owner Ali Alhamad, who purchased the club in 2025.
From BBC β Sep. 29, 2026
Many of the loans came with credit ratings purchased from Egan-Jones Ratings, a small firm trying to break into the lucrative private-credit market.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 28, 2026
Here are a few instruments typically found in classrooms, or that can be purchased inexpensively at a music store or online.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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“If short- to medium-term inflation runs even slightly above expectations for several consecutive years, it permanently lowers their real purchasing power,” said Sean Lovinson, founder of the financial-planning firm Purpose Built in Moorestown, N.J.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 30, 2026
There are still widespread investor concerns about retail and consumers’ purchasing power.
From Barron's β Sep. 29, 2026
Strong purchasing managers data last week and hawkish Federal Reserve speeches are “likely keeping buyers at bay,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 28, 2026
Let’s not discount America’s addiction to purchasing shortcuts for happiness either, which Winfrey also knows very well.
From Salon β Sep. 27, 2026
Gerry then presented his own personal estimate of the revenue required to compensate the slave owners for purchasing their slaves at current market value and came up with the figure of $10 million.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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