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As employees became more productive with AI tools, the thinking went, enterprises would trim their staffs and purchase fewer software subscriptions, also known as “seats.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

BlueCo's £4.25bn purchase of Chelsea ended Roman Abramovich's 19-year ownership and ushered in a period of significant squad turnover.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Then maybe my foot would not have lost purchase in the gravel, and the Rally—now lying like a poleaxed giraffe—would have remained upright.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

The tech company still offers a free three-month trial to customers who purchase a new Apple device.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

“We’ve used every scrap of construction paper in the whole district. And there’s no money in the budget to purchase more.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

Countries drew on abundant energy reserves to replace missing shipments and quickly diversified their purchases to new suppliers, including the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A further report that the Treasury could fund purchases of longer-term Treasury debt from its own account, rather than only through the sale of bills, would add to its capacity.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

We packed our purchases on the porch and realized, together in the same instant, with joy and amazement, that Mary Ellen was no longer part of our retinue.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

At the meeting, Jordan recounted experiments with Flock cameras he purchased legally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

The Warden attended yet another public auction and purchased two more vehicles.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The final manufacturing purchasing managers’ index for August is due to be published on Tuesday, followed by final services PMI on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Goal-based investing focuses on achieving a specific objective, like saving for retirement or purchasing a home.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Since 2008, the authority has spent about $15 billion purchasing thousands of land parcels and building giant overpasses, rail beds, walls and other concrete structures that now loom over California’s Central Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Customers love the firm's massive catalogue of ultra-cheap items, from $8 sundresses to $2 bracelets, at a time when inflation has shrunk purchasing power around the world.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

The day he learned that he was terminally ill was the day he lost interest in his purchasing power.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom