bought
Example Sentences
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When Turner bought his first bison in the late 1970s, perhaps only 30,000 of them remained in North America, a fraction of the tens of millions that once covered the Great Plains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Private investment company ADUG, owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, bought City in 2008 and has transformed the club from also-rans into a dominant force.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The latter seemingly bought into some of the era’s storylines and ringside magic, believing that a rousing speech to the wrestlers in the locker room would convince them to strike.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
When Dylan Wagner bought his first home in Naperville, Ill., in 2022, a mortgage broker suggested he apply for an ARM instead of a fixed-rate loan because it would make his monthly payments more affordable.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
For Betsie’s sake I bought plants for every windowsill, but I forgot to water them and they died.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
