buy something
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“If people were really genuinely concerned about the stock market right now, they’d be selling and not rushing to buy something else.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
Beauty birthday gifts are often linked to your purchase history or require you to buy something.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
Felix expected Benji to buy something like slippers worn by Daniel Radcliffe in a Harry Potter movie.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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