purchase
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Additionally, Anthropic said it has committed to spending around $125 billion to $150 billion to purchase TPUs from Google and other suppliers, to be delivered between 2028 and 2031.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 28, 2026
Sethi cautions that just because you can purchase a house doesn’t mean buying one is a good idea; far from it.
From Slate β Oct. 28, 2026
Some dogs she sold had serious health problems and died within days or weeks of purchase, according to the city lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 28, 2026
Under the five-year contract, the banks will support the purchase of chips and infrastructure, which Anthropic will lease to run its AI.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 27, 2026
Hila made a furious noise, shaking her head as if he had only forgotten to purchase the right brand of paper towels, and was already shifting slowly toward Ashmodai.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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The average frequency of purchases remained slightly down.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 28, 2026
Long favored by billionaires as a “buy, borrow and die” strategy to fund lifestyle purchases without triggering tax bills, these portfolio-backed loans are now increasingly being adopted by those further down the wealth scale.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 27, 2026
But not everyone has the disposable income that allows these types of purchases, said Samantha, 47.
From BBC β Oct. 27, 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
The girl said, “We don’t buy from Sidney’s or from any animal dealer. All our purchases are from private parties, and the prices we pay aren’t reported.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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Maggie, in Tucson, also purchased her home in 2021.
From Slate β Oct. 28, 2026
The corporation said the Lotto Max jackpot ticket was purchased a year ago at a retailer in Grey County, Ontario.
From BBC β Oct. 28, 2026
Equipment must be purchased, maintained and eventually replaced.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 28, 2026
She and her husband purchased their first home in Connecticut in 2018.
From Slate β Oct. 28, 2026
His father had purchased the estate for the sake of the game covers.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte BrontΓ«
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As Anna Holmes recently pointed out in her blistering New Yorker essay, more than half of millennials have had parental help purchasing their home.
From Slate β Oct. 28, 2026
The Global Times noted that many people entering old age who were born between the 1950s and the 1970s have generally higher incomes compared to previous generations, stronger purchasing power and are healthier.
From BBC β Oct. 27, 2026
Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom have indicated interest in purchasing up to $5 billion worth of common stock in the offering, Meta said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 26, 2026
However, I am slightly anxious about purchasing something so big through Quince.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 22, 2026
He promptly took advantage of the windfall by purchasing a beautiful eighteenth-century Tassini viola, lest the money be snatched away as abruptly and mysteriously as it had arrived.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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