purchase
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Within an hour, Nexstar announced that it had finalized the purchase of its McLean, Va.-based rival.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
In the filing, Cerebras said its top 10 customers by revenue in 2025 had increased their aggregate spend by about 80% within 12 months of their initial purchase.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Fuel savings from these measures will help Deutsche Lufthansa reduce the proportion of unhedged fuel—currently 20%—it still needs to purchase, amid significantly higher prices, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
"When labour comes together to demand a raise, we have to listen," he said, "but that often means cutting into already thin margins or absorbing losses on existing purchase orders."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Hila made a furious noise, shaking her head as if he had only forgotten to purchase the right brand of paper towels, and was already shifting slowly toward Ashmodai.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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