Example Sentences
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When shoppers don’t have enough to cover purchases, several vendors suggested that they were open to bartering or offering deals for long-term customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
For example, a stock’s forward P/E valuation might be 15 when he purchases it and expand to 35 over the next year and a half.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The purchases could provide support to the domestic bond market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In reality, the vast majority of video game purchases are now made digitally, although most major online stores provide safeguards.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
For the second half of the experiment, Dijksterhuis went to the furniture store IKEA, where people were making much more complicated and expensive purchases.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
