is purchasing
- present progressive of purchase (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Shein, founded in China and now headquartered in Singapore, is purchasing the clothing brand Everlane.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
In a February memo, the DHS said the warehouses it is purchasing already have sufficient water supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
Palmdale, in comparison, is purchasing 125 acres in the Barrel Springs and Tejon Park areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
Theoretically, this information could be used by companies or agencies to track who is purchasing ammunition to develop marketing or political campaigns targeted to those demographics.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2024
Nor do they consider that the possibility of doing this is often contingent upon the buyer's carefully calculated probability of a rise in the article he is purchasing.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 by Various
