purchase
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Which of those three possibilities—the story flopping, working, or backfiring—emerges is an important barometer of where we stand in 2026, and whether the truth still has any purchase in our modern era.
From Slate β Oct. 16, 2026
“We don’t purchase the bonds of any other sovereign nation,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
Punal Bhavsar thought 2026 was going to be the year he saved enough money to purchase a home.
From BBC β Oct. 14, 2026
And even though this was their first home purchase in 45 years, Kaiser said they avoided sticker shock because they came with their “eyes wide open” and knew what they could buy.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 14, 2026
All those tickets to purchase, and all those nights spent in hotels, and here she was without a ruble to her name!
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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In contrast, 9% of purchases were by medium-sized investors, and 2% were by large investors.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 17, 2026
Marketers also have to consider that different AI models evaluate potential purchases differently, said Jim Yu, the chief executive of BrightEdge, a search-engine and AI search optimization company.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
CoreWeave relies heavily on debt to fund its infrastructure purchases, Bernstein analyst Madison Rezaei explained in a Thursday note.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 15, 2026
Plus, government equity purchases, AI-driven inflation and the perils of Treasury’s short-term borrowing.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 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
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She convinced the resident to pay £20,000 for a car and £9,000 for a campervan, which she said was purchased so the pair could go on days outs.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
It also matters when those ads are purchased.
From Slate β Oct. 15, 2026
The couple, who have been married since 1970, purchased the stucco home in 1979 to raise their daughters Jenny, now 53, and Lindsay, 48.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 15, 2026
Voting and property records show that he and his wife make their primary residence at a waterfront mansion in Coral Gables, Fla., that they purchased for $22 million in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 14, 2026
James, with his hands in his pockets, seemed much more reserved than the day we’d purchased his typewriter.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Global purchasing managers’ indexes for the U.S. and Europe will release on Friday, offering clues on the timing of future interest-rate rises.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
Actress Ariel Winter relocated to Nashville after purchasing a $2.9 million abode in College Grove in May 2022.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
It also helps arrange travel by purchasing seats on commercial flights and reselling them, and in some cases has chartered aircraft.
From Barron's β Oct. 14, 2026
They were the only age group more likely to feel successful by investing than purchasing a home.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 13, 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
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Material World: Shopping Lingo
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