purchase
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That purchase quickly turned out to be “the greatest mistake of my life,” Hudson told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Richemont subsidized the purchase by loading the deal with cash and credit in exchange for roughly a third of the shares of the holding company, now called LuxExperience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Ellison and longtime Skydance investor, RedBird Capital Partners, then entered into agreements to assign some of their purchase rights to the sovereign wealth funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
"The delegation will be under travel restrictions and will face prohibitions on the purchase of luxury and other goods per our policy. The delegation is smaller than last year."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“If you would like another bed,” he said, “tomorrow you may go into town and purchase one.”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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Big credit card companies that power the payments world see a time coming soon where AI bots do your shopping—even without checking with you before making purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Payments executives see trust as the biggest barrier to people embracing AI shopping, alongside concerns over liability for unauthorized purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
On trade, there is "room for progress on tariffs, agricultural purchases and selected export controls", Yue Su of The Economist Intelligence Unit told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
That trend, they said, “suggests younger consumers are prioritizing purchases and experiences that deliver immediate gratification — consistent with the ‘little treat economy.’”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
I rolled down my window and said, “Didn’t Josephine the banker tell us not to make any purchases for six months?”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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The 43-year-old set up the Angel City FC women's football club in Los Angeles six years ago after leaving Reddit, and purchased a 10% stake in Women's Super League team Chelsea in 2025.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The man was crouched behind a 5-foot-tall gun safe Roebuck had purchased a few weeks earlier.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The BofA analysts noted that those same-day delivery facilities carry around 90,000 of Amazon’s frequently purchased products, like paper towels, cough medicine and fresh items.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Students who have already purchased the Den Pass for the 2026-2027 academic year will be reimbursed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
She said that she’d purchased her own home from Hale, which was on the edge of his pasture.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Flash U.K. purchasing managers’ index data for September, which measure activity in the manufacturing and services sectors, are due on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
They also were required to seek permission from the US before purchasing luxury goods, including jewellery, alcohol and cars.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
According to purchasing managers’ surveys by S&P Global, activity in the eurozone’s manufacturing sector picked up in July and expanded at its fastest pace in more than four years in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
While it can strengthen the competitiveness of Japanese exporters, "the downside -- declining purchasing power weighing on consumption and investment -- is not sufficiently understood", warned Nakao.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
“I’m inquiring about my sister. She was purchasing com. Did she by any chance come by here today?”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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