bought

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Nestlé bought Freshly for $950 million in October 2020.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

When David Sullivan and long-time business partner David Gold bought into West Ham United in January 2010, Sullivan described the club as being in a "serious mess".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The property, which has striking glass walls, even earned itself a mention in Architectural Digest after Piven bought it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

DBS has bought back and cancelled around S$371.3 million worth of shares so far, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Getting Momma Bear’s attention had bought George a precious few seconds of not being attacked, but Owen didn’t know what to do next.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz