bought

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Daniel Chavez, an executive chef in Los Angeles, bought four seats together for the first showing at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

His abstract painting "Doll Boy" -- a reference to his crush on the pop singer Cliff Richard -- caught the eye of the art dealer John Kasmin, who bought it for £40.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Certain that Ingres had used something optical to achieve that quality, Hockney bought himself a camera lucida, a small device that works like a prism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Jingye bought British Steel, which employs 2,700 staff, in 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Pickwick was an enormously wealthy customer who not only bought the very finest watches but often came upstairs to the family part of the house above the shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom