- present participle of buy.
buying
Example Sentences
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Ellison has become known as a “Malibu real estate mogul,” buying his first Carbon Beach property in 2002.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
And investors this spring who thought they were buying themselves a bit of diversification from AI-mania by hitching their wagons to developing economies got an extra dose of what was going gangbusters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Governments therefore have to decide which capabilities they are comfortable buying from overseas providers or allies.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
During a shareholder call in August, Zoley said ICE was contemplating buying more than 10 facilities, and that number “could continue to grow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
To Steve Eisman at FrontPoint Partners, the market seemed mainly stupid or delusional: A financial culture that had experienced so many tiny panics followed by robust booms saw any sell-off as merely another buying opportunity.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
