buy
Example Sentences
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I didn’t buy it, but I admired their aspirational attitude like I admired someone who dreamed of visiting the moon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
As tens of thousands of satellites are launched into orbit over the next several years, operators will need to buy a lot of semiconductors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Sysco agreed to buy family-owned wholesaler Jetro Restaurant Depot for $29.1 billion...
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
But a scheme designed to buy back these now-prohibited guns from their owners has had a bumpy roll out, and the programme looks likely to miss the mark.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“The whole gluten-free thing. The restaurant industry just made it up so they could put another more expensive option on their menu. It’s crazy how many idiots buy into it.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.