purchase
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A Swiss national, he returned to UBS in 2023 to guide it through the emergency purchase of rival Credit Suisse.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
“Although most consumers don’t purchase diesel directly, it fuels the movement of goods and services across the economy,” they wrote.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 14, 2026
Fiona Morris was one of the first to purchase items from the store.
From BBC β Oct. 13, 2026
AT&T entered the Mexican mobile market with the purchase in 2015 of Iusacell and Nextel Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 13, 2026
“That must be worth six bolts of silk,” I said, savoring the purchase of my own freedom.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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The prices of many goods and services followed suit, leaving less room in budgets for more frivolous purchases.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 13, 2026
He wrote that capital spending on AI has outpaced free-cash-flow generation, meaning that companies have needed to tap external financing for hardware purchases.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 13, 2026
Customers with purchases of $40 or more received a $10-off coupon featuring Oreo’s face.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 12, 2026
Parth Kochhar looks to see what amenity kits are available before he books a flight—though it doesn’t yet influence his final purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 12, 2026
The boys suspected their parents would not be enthusiastic about their paleontology purchases.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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It also matters when those ads are purchased.
From Slate β Oct. 15, 2026
They also said they had offered her a different singing bird for $2,000 from a clock-making shop in Germany, which she could have purchased that day.
From BBC β Oct. 14, 2026
The actor purchased the waterfront property for $16.5 million in 2016, according to records.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 13, 2026
Shuttered since the COVID-19 pandemic, save for a brief but limited run in 2022, the Griffith Park carousel is now under city control, purchased last year for $1 million.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 12, 2026
When I asked who had purchased it, he opened his eyes a thought wider, and paused a few seconds before replying:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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The company that Warren Buffett guided for years didn’t stick with its tried-and-true investment strategy of purchasing value stocks.
From Barron's β Oct. 14, 2026
They were the only age group more likely to feel successful by investing than purchasing a home.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 13, 2026
People may say they want to eat better, but real-world purchasing decisions often don’t follow stated preferences, especially when plant-based meats are more expensive than the real thing, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
Indicators such as purchasing managers surveys suggest manufacturers are weathering the shock relatively well.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 7, 2026
British purchasing agents roved about the country, buying food and cloth and metals and chemicals.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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