purchase
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Ryanair, which is Europe's biggest airline by passenger numbers and flies mainly across the continent, said the cost of fuel not subject to advance purchase agreements had soared owing to the US-Iran war.
From Barron's β Nov. 2, 2026
New dwelling purchase costs make up 7.6% of the consumer price index and carry a weighting of nearly 11% in the trimmed mean measure, which excludes the largest price swings.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 2, 2026
Nagar said he hoped all those who gave donations that led to the purchase of DaVinci could see the money had gone to good use.
From BBC β Nov. 2, 2026
The investigation also found that Mailyan used the Medicare payments to fund many of the vacations she took and purchase luxury collectibles such as a $12,000 17th-century crossbow and a $3,000 painting, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 31, 2026
Her beauty, her pink cheeks and golden curls, seemed to give delight to all who looked at her, and to purchase indemnity for every fault.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte BrontΓ«
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There are different affordability checks for different purchases, partially based on how much is borrowed.
From BBC β Nov. 1, 2026
A calligrapher was there to personalize free gifts with purchases, while two baristas manned an espresso bar set up for the occasion.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
Intel’s management team noted that while elevated memory prices are crimping PC demand, another issue is that corporate information-technology teams now face more limited budgets for equipment purchases.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 30, 2026
Some of the purchases were also placed during times when school was not in session, he added.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 30, 2026
I rolled down my window and said, “Didn’t Josephine the banker tell us not to make any purchases for six months?”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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In fact, Batista purchased a home in Daytona Beach and lived there for several years following his initial ouster in the mid-1940s.
From Salon β Nov. 1, 2026
Records show that Atavis was purchased by a doctor in Baltimore County, Maryland, at age 23 and stayed with the family after slavery ended and was buried in the family cemetery in 1874.
From Barron's β Nov. 1, 2026
He would later record the events in a diary, writing: "We all assembled... replete with balloons, one pole-full of which I was carrying while dressed as Father Christmas - a plastic suit purchased at Woolworths."
From BBC β Oct. 31, 2026
Any home purchased through the program must be new construction, which could limit its potential reach because of the high cost of building.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 31, 2026
The man in the fedora hat purchased four newspapers, which he handed to the others.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The official manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 49.3 in October, down from 50.1 in September, said the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 31, 2026
Final October manufacturing purchasing managers’ surveys for France, Germany and the eurozone will be released Monday, followed by the equivalent surveys for services activity on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
How much of your excess cash you put in cash or bonds versus the stock market depends on your risk tolerance and purchasing power.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 28, 2026
As Anna Holmes recently pointed out in her blistering New Yorker essay, more than half of millennials have had parental help purchasing their home.
From Slate β Oct. 28, 2026
She considered purchasing tickets herself, but they were expensive, and although Penelope’s salary was generous, Lady Constance rarely paid it unless Penelope asked.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Material World: Shopping Lingo
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