purchase
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When people purchase designs by Hood Baby LA — which have been sold as far as Japan — they can be guaranteed a couture piece.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
In such instances, he is likely to check measurements, ask the client if they are losing weight or advise them to wait to purchase until closer to their event.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
But the booking process wasn’t as simple as just clicking purchase.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
But then you'll ask them what they want to purchase and they'll say "I'll have the cod please!"
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“We were going to get married!” she told her parents—it was the truth!—but the cart had already preceded the horse, the milk had been drunk without the cow’s purchase, et cetera, et cetera.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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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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