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“Balloons are an important traffic driver for that business, and when customers come in for balloons, they often purchase other items for celebrations and events,” CEO Mike Creedon said on the retailer’s earnings call.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

As prices for groceries, utilities and other essentials grew, so did the barriers to many Americans’ biggest dream purchase: a house.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Park Service responded by saying the company could not purchase park land directly, but could purchase other nearby land of equal or greater value, and then swap it for the park land, Davis said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Wait 48 hours or longer before you purchase something.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Worsley knew that the boat was so low in the water that the wind had no purchase on the sides of the craft.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

On Thanksgivings, his father would bring him along as he checked out potential real estate purchases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

First, we switched to using cash for most of our day-to-day purchases.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Over 60% of their drink purchases are cold, compared with just 30% for shoppers 55 and older.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

That prompted a surprise announcement from the Treasury Department last week that it would at least double purchases of longer term Treasurys as part of its pre-existing buyback program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Phineas bought things only on impulse and only when he had the money, and since the two states rarely coincided his purchases were few and strange.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

He runs Elysium, his family office on Park Avenue, and is focused on his art collection, including considering whether the Woolworth mansion, which he recently purchased, should house a museum open to the public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Later investigations found a "catastrophic failure" of the battery in an e-bike conversion kit purchased online from China was "more likely than not" responsible for the fire.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Ships transiting the Panama Canal book their passage well in advance, and ships without bookings wait an average of five days to get through, but there is an auction where last-minute transits can be purchased.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Separately, Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai and CEO Eddie Wu purchased around HK$202 million worth, according to regulatory filings lodged in Hong Kong.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

"I always dreamed about having my own petting zoo. When this old form was for sale, I bought it and we moved out here. I purchased all the animals and built the fence myself."

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene

The Chicago purchasing managers’ index and the final reading of the August consumer-sentiment survey are set for release.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Just imagine if the American forces weren't in Kuwait," she told AFP, while purchasing strawberry pastries for her children at Dunkin' -- the US donut franchise that remains popular across the Gulf.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

The research firm forecasts global smartphone shipments will fall 14.3% amid rising component costs and weaker consumer purchasing power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Used-book sellers are experiencing a surge in bulk orders from mystery buyers suspected of purchasing physical books to train AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

I excelled at the lunchtime blitz—the replacing of lost socks, the purchasing of gifts for whatever five-year-old was having a birthday party on Saturday, the stocking and restocking of juice boxes and single-serving applesauce cups.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama