buy something
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And she vowed only to buy something if she could afford to "buy it three times".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Costco members “know that if they buy something from Costco, it has been vetted, and we feel it’s the best thing in the category,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
She wasn’t a huge fan of Trump, she said, but she had wanted to buy something for her boyfriend.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
But we’ve all been in that situation where you buy something specifically for a recipe and have no clue what to do with the leftovers.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
But for most people in District 12, a trip to buy something at the Hob would be too risky.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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