buy up

Example Sentences

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Over more than a decade, Chinese companies, willing to take on significant risks, have spent billions of dollars buying up mines in Congo, which produces nearly 75% of the world’s cobalt.

From The Wall Street Journal

The couple, who moved from Portland, Ore., are among a growing number of foreigners buying up Japan’s akiya, translated as empty or vacant homes.

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After the war, Jacob, back in Louisiana, bought up distressed plantations, and Bernard returned to “this rough, rural, ruined place” to help run their business and agricultural empire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jeff Bezos is in early talks to raise $100 billion for a new fund that would buy up manufacturing companies and seek to use AI technology to accelerate their path to automation.

From The Wall Street Journal

In response, companies are buying up carbon allowances and preparing for higher carbon prices.

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