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In 2018, Qualcomm terminated its proposed purchase of Dutch chip maker NXP Semiconductors after failing to obtain clearance from China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

But Chey's purchase of company shares had been interpreted by investors as "a positive signal", he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Just Salad said it does not serve iceberg lettuce, buy lettuce from Mexico or purchase precut and preshredded lettuce.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Every time you click "buy" on an online order, the chances are that your purchase starts getting processed within minutes.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The only thing left to do in the Hideout is set up my thrift store purchase.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

In the last quarter, about half of the high-volume MacBook Neo purchases by U.S. education institutions displaced Windows and Chromebook devices, Cook said on the earnings call.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

AI’s positive effects extend to consumer gains beyond purchases and nonmarket goods, too, which are left out of GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

It is the only book with language that distinguishes which purchases fund FLAG’s mission or pay Adams directly.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Companies selling directly to consumers are “quite despondent” about doing the same, he said, faced with shoppers who trade down or defer big-ticket purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Clutching their purchases, Mr. Weasley in the lead, they all hurried into the wood, following the lantern-lit trail.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

George reportedly purchased two adjacent villas in Lake Como in the early 2000s.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

In Tokyo, Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama also confirmed the joint intervention, saying the ministry on Friday "purchased the Japanese yen in coordination with the US Department of the Treasury."

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Citadel only purchased the portion of the firm’s public-stock portfolio that was financed with borrowed money, while the firm held onto the remainder that it funded with its clients’ capital, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The building has not been purchased, no major funding has been secured and organizers say community input will help determine what the project ultimately becomes before fundraising begins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

They purchased Leading Lady and New York Speed Machine for a total of $115,000, plus $330 per day for food and housing—or “boarding” as the horse people called it.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

That, along with vast wholesale purchasing power, allowed lower prices for customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

“Consumers remain focused on pocketbook issues like purchasing power, while political or military developments remain more in the background,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

She posited that the value of a currency should reflect its purchasing power and the best way to assess this was to use one “perfect universal commodity” — the Big Mac.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Even though Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments are meant to protect purchasing power, “they’re calibrated to the wrong basket of goods for older Americans,” said Ronnie Cox, investment director at Human Interest, a financial advisory service.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Gerry then presented his own personal estimate of the revenue required to compensate the slave owners for purchasing their slaves at current market value and came up with the figure of $10 million.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis