bought

Example Sentences

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It was powered by an army of individual investors who bought into Musk’s moonshot vision of putting data centers in space to support the rise of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Companies have bought back gobs of stock while turning stingy on dividends—they like that buybacks don’t require an ongoing commitment.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

AT&T bought the company in 2018 and then sold it to the smaller Discovery four years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

“He totally bought that bit about Ray redoing the driveway.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko