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Active customers—anyone who has purchased from Wayfair’s sites in the last 12 months—totaled 21.4 million as of March 31, an increase of 1.4% year over year.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

One hundred years on, NWT has announced it has purchased 336 acres of mostly arable land at Wood Norton, near its Foxley Wood site, after receiving £3.8m from the Natural England Nutrient Mitigation Scheme.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

She has purchased thousands of dollars’ worth of gold for herself and relatives over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Additionally, xAI has purchased about $621 million worth of Tesla’s Megapack batteries to help power its data centers over the past two years, according to corporate filings.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

“You see, now that Mr. Burton has purchased that section of land, it reduces the amount of land that has back taxes due. And actually, now Mr. Burton owes an amount in back taxes.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool