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Example Sentences

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Private equity refers to investments in companies whose shares are not publicly traded; private-equity funds will have purchased these underperforming companies in hopes of turning them around.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

My assistance never came, and the deodorant was never purchased.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Service stations remained scarce, but gasoline could be purchased at hardware stores, and every town had a tinkerer or two—often a bicycle repairman turned mechanic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

SpaceX has paid Tesla for services such as purchasing, and Tesla has purchased advertising on X.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

A raksha who had just purchased a snack from a street vendor dropped his food.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi