purchases
Example Sentences
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"As soon as there were tariffs in the air, people put purchases on hold," Michael Saifer, general manager of Lind Furniture, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Among the largest stock trades were purchases of at least $1 million worth of Berkshire Hathaway, Visa and Mastercard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The Treasury said it would at least double its purchases of longer-dated government bonds in an effort to bring down long-term borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Columbia House drew further claims of bad business by allegedly refusing to acknowledge payments, discounting items so that users’ purchases fell just below the agreed-upon threshold and being a notoriously difficult subscription to terminate.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
I heard a heavy metallic thunk as my purchases slid into the steel tray near my knees.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
