buy
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Baby boomers, who tended to buy postwar and contemporary art, pushed prices for artists including Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol and Francis Bacon to eye-watering levels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
They often enrich insiders and opportunistic traders who buy early and sell before the inevitable crash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
UK airlines have insisted they are "not currently seeing a shortage of jet fuel" as they buy it in advance and airports maintain stocks.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
First, there’s the high cost of EVs for those planning to buy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
We sat on the edge of Willem’s bed gulping down the precious bun; I suspected that to buy it Willem had had to go without lunch.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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