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“They do not know any other world than a world for which buying and selling secondhand was very normal.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The company's business includes "buying and selling of own real estate", "letting and operating of own or leased real estate" and "management of real estate on a fee or contract basis".

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The transfer was carried out partially by buying and selling and partly by physically transferring gold, said the bank.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

He adds that investors should remember the saying of the late Charlie Munger, longtime vice chairman of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway: “The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Indeed it was, for as they approached, Milo could see crowds of people pushing and shouting their way among the stalls, buying and selling, trading and bargaining.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster




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