purchase
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GLP-1 users’ subdued urges and impulses pose a particular challenge for the racks of snacks sold in convenience stores and supermarket checkout aisles, where consumption often occurs within 30 minutes of purchase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Micron trades lower while Marvell surges after the company issues a warrant to Google to purchase up to 59 million shares of the chip company.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Juanlu Sanchez, a £11m signing from Sevilla, has Champions League experience and could prove yet another clever Cherries purchase.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Contract signings to purchase existing homes fell 2.3% in July from the previous month, as high mortgage rates hindered transactions.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
After about the tenth purchase, the troll called questioning the spending.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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Years of falling property prices and economic uncertainty have made Chinese households cautious about big purchases, even as Beijing tries to shift more of the economy toward consumption.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Delaware Life started a remediation plan months ago to restructure some of the loans, including through the TWG purchases, according to S&P Global.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Consumers have cut back on salad purchases, as the cyclospora outbreak keeps them wary of lettuce.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Over the last few months independent booksellers have been observing a strange pattern of purchases which have seen scores of their novels being shipped to far-off warehouses.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The signing line was down to the last few people, while the checkout area held only a few customers finishing their purchases, and bookstore people talking about getting the shelves back in order.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital self-reported 74 breaches of Football Association rules when they purchased the club in 2022.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The 605 acres were purchased by the National Park Service in 1981.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Situational also purchased “flex options,” a customized derivative, to amplify its AI trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In 2002, I purchased a rental property for $300,000.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
But the rules said the boys each had to use what they purchased.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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Now I’m down to the wire on either purchasing a replacement or paying capital-gains tax and depreciation recapture.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Every student is issued a MacBook Pro, iPad and Apple Pencil, making cutting-edge technology an assumed component of the educational experience rather than a personal purchasing decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
If the total price isn’t prominently displayed or isn’t shown until the end of the purchasing process, consumers may have to go through the checkout process for several flights to see which is the cheapest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It is Bezos's first investment in a sports team after he was previously linked with purchasing NFL franchises Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
She remained so until they were done purchasing their tickets at the ticket window and had walked outside to the platform to wait for their train.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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