Example Sentences

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Ingrid Sutherland, who lives on the island, has been buying the coffee since she first discovered it at a Christmas fair.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The company has been buying bitcoin since August 2020, when it adopted bitcoin as its primary treasury-reserve asset.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

Clem has been buying them in bulk on the internet, accepting donated whistles from friends, and making his with a 3D printer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

More recently, the Fed has been buying T-bills since ending its quantitative tightening, adding $77 billion in bills from Dec. 10 to Jan. 28.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Of course his interests here in Cairo are comparatively small, now that he is out of the bank, but as you know, he has been buying property very heavily along our proposed line.

From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary