purchase
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I should try to make the purchase happen, I thought as I walked around Boston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
As for the Isle of Gigha, that is now in the safe hands of its residents – who crowdfunded £4m to purchase it in 2002 and take control of their own destiny.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Apple also announced a new monthly leasing program called Apple Upgrade, which lets customers pay off their purchase over one or two years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The items must be unused and with proof of purchase, to receive a full refund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Between the purchase of the loans and the sale of the bonds made up of those loans, his group was exposed to falling prices.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Roblox is forecasting a 14 percent to 18 percent drop in overall purchases made by players in the current quarter, and its share price has lost more than two-thirds of its value since its high.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
She can then control the intervals and make sure she has cash for large purchases if she wants it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Among the purchases were pens from luxury retailer Montblanc with a total cost of £24,342.60.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Officials say as much as $10 billion of that is needed for advance purchases of weapons for next year and nearly $20 billion for military salaries, payments to families of killed soldiers and other expenditures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I heard a heavy metallic thunk as my purchases slid into the steel tray near my knees.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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I recently thought about purchasing a condo, but to use any of the annuity dollars, the taxes are really out there because it was purchased with pretax dollars.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Marc Jacobs might be best known for his catwalk creations, but in 2019, he took on the ambitious project of overhauling a $9.17 million Frank Lloyd Wright–designed property that he purchased on a whim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
He may also present the Irish Open winner with the trophy on Sunday evening amid a significantly enhanced security presence at the property he purchased in 2014.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Passengers who post about their trips on social media say there is no onboard entertainment or alcohol, and tickets have to be purchased in cash instead of international credit or debit cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
That evening, Mom and Dad gave me my Christmas present: a pair of turquoise and silver earrings they had purchased from a Navajo woman.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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I recently thought about purchasing a condo, but to use any of the annuity dollars, the taxes are really out there because it was purchased with pretax dollars.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
But it’s the liquidity events that have swelled purchasing power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The rial has plunged to record lows, reaching around 2.2 million to the US dollar in recent days, while year-on-year inflation hit 89 percent for the Iranian month ending August 22, sharply eroding purchasing power.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Eastern, and the Institute of Supply Management’s services purchasing managers’ index for August at 10 a.m.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
A good many of the British purchasing men were crippled, but they wore their uniforms just the same.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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