purchase
Example Sentences
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Yes, there are signs they are using drone technology, but it appears to be mostly off-the-shelf quadcopters available for purchase on the internet.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
The water department has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the solar plant at a rate of $1 per megawatt hour.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Fliers received a prompt after purchase suggesting they consider Wheels Up if their trips continued to other destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Critics have been swift to paint the purchase as unnecessary.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
I snap to, scrabbling with my legs until I get purchase on the top edge of the car.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing purchase
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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