purchase
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To the joy of many Jackie supporters, news broke Friday that OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and his wife Anna donated $5.5 million to help purchase land that was slated for development near her family’s nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Caregivers can purchase coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace if they can afford it, or they might rely on Medicaid if they qualify.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The purchase was funded by a gift from the Bukhman Foundation.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Walter co-founded Guggenheim Partners and helped engineer the purchase of several insurance companies hobbled by the financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
And so, after asking where there might be close at hand a ship where he might purchase ship forms, he departed.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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For example, a stock’s forward P/E valuation might be 15 when he purchases it and expand to 35 over the next year and a half.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
In-game, most platforms and titles offer parental controls, and EA FC automatically restricts purchases on accounts belonging to players under 13.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
In reality, the vast majority of video game purchases are now made digitally, although most major online stores provide safeguards.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The rise in sentiment was driven by improved perceptions of the economy and a surge in motivation to make major purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Outside, Dr. Blankenship was waiting in the parking lot, the back of his Prius full of purchases from Trader Joe’s.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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The former stand-up comedian recently purchased a portion of CBS’s late-night block earlier this year, taking over the time slot for the 2026-2027 season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Until 2020, the Westminster, Md., operation looked a lot like any basic winery: a no-frills tasting room and picnic tables where guests could eat food brought from home or purchased from an on-site truck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Having purchased the home for $2.7 million in 2017, the actor now walks away from the sale with an impressive profit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
"That equipment was not easy to come by. We purchased it from the Canadian government months ago" and worked to refurbish it "back to its former glory," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
So, if a fallen rabbi who purchased stolen goods wasn’t bad enough, we now had to deal with a swamp hermit on top of that.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Others may choose to try their luck in getting coveted cards by purchasing booster packs for about $5 to $7 each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
U.S. economic data due Friday include the S&P flash services and manufacturing purchasing managers surveys for July, released at 9:45 a.m.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Skeletal remains were discovered inside a Connecticut home sold through a foreclosure auction—an extreme example of what buyers can encounter when purchasing homes this way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some consumers have stopped purchasing lettuce and other greens sold by restaurant and grocery chains.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
I excelled at the lunchtime blitz—the replacing of lost socks, the purchasing of gifts for whatever five-year-old was having a birthday party on Saturday, the stocking and restocking of juice boxes and single-serving applesauce cups.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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