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bought

[bawt] / bɔt /
ADJECTIVE
purchased
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It’s unclear, however, whether she’s already bought a home there.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

A manual espresso maker was bought for £141.07 in February 2017.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

When I bought the building in Lakewood, Ohio, decades ago, a gigantic Doberman lived in apartment 400.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

During the trip to Shetland Jewellery as part of a by-election campaign, he bought her a 9ct gold pendant depicting the Northern Lights.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“We’ve gotten friendly since that trip to the department store when you bought him the typewriter.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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