buying

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“The people of Altadena are demanding protection from speculators who are buying land from distressed fire survivors and trying to exploit the intent of existing laws,” Pérez said in a statement announcing the legislation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

By selling its infrastructure, Meta can establish a steady revenue stream to subsidize this effort, buying the company time to catch up to its competitors.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Taking in boarders or starting a business, he says, are better strategies than buying a stock and hoping it will grow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

South Korea is a memory, electronics, automotive and robotics hub, and Nvidia wants it inside the supply chain, not merely buying chips at the end of it.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

There were no cracks on the screen, thanks to the heavy-duty phone case that his father insisted on buying.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young