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purchase

[pur-chuhs] / ˈpɜr tʃəs /
NOUN
possession obtained with money
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WEAK




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While running CKE, he said, he once considered buying a European burger chain before deciding the continent’s labor laws made the purchase a bad bet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But China’s future purchase of U.S. soybeans are likely to remain below historical norms.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

But RoS data shows a total of 28,825 titles - 1.4% of the total - on the land register where the owner had an address outside the UK at the time of purchase.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The table below shows the 10 stocks recommended for purchase by at least two newsletters monitored by my firm with the highest capital-intensity ratios.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

I dug my fingers into the clay to gain purchase and pulled.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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