purchase
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Football players are using their NIL earnings to purchase properties in college towns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
As for the Isle of Gigha, that is now in the safe hands of its residents – who crowdfunded £4m to purchase it in 2002 and take control of their own destiny.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Coca-Cola’s revamped Mr. Pibb snagged No. 1 on Morning Consult’s annual Fastest Growing Brands ranking, which is based on purchase consideration in consumer surveys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Cities and other relevant authorities will be allowed to limit holiday rentals as well as the purchase of property for short-term letting purposes in areas deemed "under housing stress".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I should not be surprised,” said Darcy, “if he were to give it up as soon as any eligible purchase offers.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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Roblox is forecasting a 14 percent to 18 percent drop in overall purchases made by players in the current quarter, and its share price has lost more than two-thirds of its value since its high.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
She can then control the intervals and make sure she has cash for large purchases if she wants it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
In exchange, South Korea pledged $350 billion in U.S. investments, plus another $100 billion for American energy purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
On Wednesday, the average price was 97.05p per litre, according to the comparison website boilerjuice.com, external, which measures the cost for purchases of 1,000 litres.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Ba’s ship ticket, the money advanced for purchases on his trip, the rent for our building .
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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A blue tent was set up outside the couple's home for officers to examine, log and seize some of their possessions, as they suspected they had been purchased with embezzled cash.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
April Bradley recently bristled at having to pay $7.95 to return a pair of Lane Bryant jeans she had purchased online that didn’t fit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Before the work started, he and Defrancesco married at their newly purchased but very much unrenovated residence, in front of the “monumental fireplace” with just 40 guests in attendance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Passengers who post about their trips on social media say there is no onboard entertainment or alcohol, and tickets have to be purchased in cash instead of international credit or debit cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Day and night, they printed thousands of new, even bolder, leaflets on a hand-cranked duplicating machine, possibly purchased with the money Sophie asked to borrow from Fritz.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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I recently thought about purchasing a condo, but to use any of the annuity dollars, the taxes are really out there because it was purchased with pretax dollars.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Job losses and falling purchasing power have added to industry's woes by depressing consumer spending.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The surge in crude prices has lifted gasoline and diesel prices, adding to inflationary pressure from higher energy costs and threatening to reduce the purchasing power of consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for services providers was 55.4 in August compared with 54.1 in July, suggesting increased consumer spending and mounting inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
I didn’t quite follow all that, but I had to admit it was impressive that she, at her age, a Chinese American woman, was purchasing a house.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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