purchasing
Example Sentences
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The company ended the first quarter with a record $381.1 billion in cash and Treasury bills, after accounting for a payable for purchasing some of short-term government debt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
“In their mind, it’s safe. But it’s really eroding their purchasing power by 3% a year.”
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
It also proposes common purchasing, which means the EU would act as "a central buyer for multiple member states facing severe shortages".
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Earlier this month, the Justice Department announced that a Daly City man suspected of purchasing and exporting hundreds of poached turtles from Florida was facing federal wildlife trafficking charges.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
From there, after purchasing by check a diamond engagement ring and a diamond wedding band, they drove to a pawnshop to dispose of these items.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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