purchase
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The company had $95.2 billion of purchase commitments at the end of its last reported quarter, reflecting how it is already using its financial muscle to control its supply chain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The other Vox Media properties, which Murdoch did not purchase, include websites like Eater, The Dodo and The Verge.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
What’s more, the average price of a new EV is down about $3,000 since the September expiration of the $7,500 federal purchase tax credit, to about $55,000 External link.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The policies are often completely bogus, are invalid because they falsify information to bring the price down, or are cancelled soon after purchase.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Her supplies, once she had made the original purchase of bucket and long-handled squeegee, cost her five dollars a week.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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Vocabulary lists containing purchase
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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