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try to buy

VERB
shop
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Some Tesla investors could always try to buy more SpaceX after the IPO.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

“We try to buy a little bit farther out than where existing developments are happening—that’s been a little bit of our strategy.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 15, 2026

Gil contacted his lawyers to try to buy more time.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

He said he would try to buy air tickets and groceries using the chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

He had briefly gotten off the train in Tierra Blanca, in part so he could earn enough to try to buy his freedom if he was caught by the police.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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