purchase
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The purchase was funded by a gift from the Bukhman Foundation.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Walter co-founded Guggenheim Partners and helped engineer the purchase of several insurance companies hobbled by the financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
It has met that goal on an annualized basis since 2020, according to its website, by partnering with renewable energy providers on long-term power purchase agreements.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The company had been hoping to finalize the purchase by late September to avoid a higher payout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
And so, after asking where there might be close at hand a ship where he might purchase ship forms, he departed.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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But last month the scope of those age ratings expanded to cover elements of the online experience including in-game purchases and mechanisms designed to encourage repeat play.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Consumers should check their own state’s rules to learn whether online purchases are also exempt.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
You can also use the electronic ID for age-restricted purchases online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
But a reallocation of the fund’s existing portfolios could involve selling foreign assets and increasing purchases of Japanese stocks and bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
There are receipts for big and small purchases, lease agreements, tax documents, warranties, and instruction manuals.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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Having purchased the home for $2.7 million in 2017, the actor now walks away from the sale with an impressive profit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
"That equipment was not easy to come by. We purchased it from the Canadian government months ago" and worked to refurbish it "back to its former glory," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Anthropic also purchased millions of print copies in bulk, stripped the books’ bindings and made scanned digital copies that were used to train Claude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Reserve accumulation has strengthened this year, Moody’s said, adding the central bank has purchased more than $11 billion in foreign exchange through the middle of the year without generating exchange rate pressures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
They purchased Leading Lady and New York Speed Machine for a total of $115,000, plus $330 per day for food and housing—or “boarding” as the horse people called it.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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Others may choose to try their luck in getting coveted cards by purchasing booster packs for about $5 to $7 each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Citigroup is forecasting “timid gains” in the eurozone purchasing managers index for July.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
After another strong year for the American market, you decide to diversify internationally by purchasing an emerging-markets exchange-traded fund.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
"It feels like our purchasing power is shrinking. This is the only way to combat that."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
They provided against Lent by purchasing dates, and green ginger of almonds, and herrings at 4s. 6d. the borse-load.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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