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as in to purchase
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
I really want to buy that new book, but I don't have enough money right now
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as in to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge
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as in to believe
to regard as right or true
if you buy that story, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in
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as in steal
something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price
four cartons of ice cream for four dollars is a real buy
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Recent Examples of buy
Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Shops were open, and many of the men were buying bread and gasoline.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
But privately, Osborn praised progressives while top Democratic dark money groups in Washington, D.C., supported his campaign with ad buys.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
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To do that, the government may have to issue debt, although some proponents of a bitcoin reserve say the United States could sell some of its gold reserves and use the proceeds to buy bitcoin.
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Shops were open, and many of the men were buying bread and gasoline.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meta: How much goodwill can a $1 million donation buy?
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
But privately, Osborn praised progressives while top Democratic dark money groups in Washington, D.C., supported his campaign with ad buys.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ahmed, who had a miscarriage, owed $2,390. Location Matters, Part 2: Doctors' offices can be reclassified as hospital facilities if they're purchased by a hospital system — and then add on hospital facility fees.Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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When announcing the collaboration, Primavera Sound noted that fans can purchase day tickets for the festival.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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The suit has raised new questions about fairness in college admissions, evoking comparisons to the Operation Varsity Blues scandal, in which a slew of celebrities and business tycoons were embroiled in a massive fraud scheme to bribe their way into prestigious colleges.Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Sarkozy, a conservative who remains an important figure in French politics even after leaving office in 2012, had been found guilty by a lower court of trying to bribe a judge and of peddling influence in exchange for confidential information about a probe into his 2007 campaign finances.Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Honest behavior also means understanding your surroundings, such as how your actions are affected by what others believe and how your words are perceived by the audience.Drew Gerber, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Investigators at this time believe Nguyen killed his wife and children at some point over the weekend, and then turned the firearm on himself.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Westminster senior Maddy Gassman scored 18 points and had 10 steals and six rebounds to lead the Owls to a 46-41 victory over Mount de Sales.Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Huskies were led by Strong, who came just shy of a second consecutive double-double with a career-high 29 points plus nine rebounds, four assists and a steal.Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Kate’s surprise appearance at the Wimbledon men’s singles tennis final had the center court crowd on their feet.Kathy Rose O'Brien and Billy Stockwell, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the meantime, while moving towards renewable energy is an overall positive, it’s had an economic cost in coal-producing regions of the United States as demand has declined.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The company takes Clover’s powerful architecture a step further with features competitors lack.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The multibillion-dollar winter recreation and tourism industry will also likely take an economic hit, with shorter seasons and less snow to line the trails, according to Trudeau.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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But clearly that bargain had eroded, and much more swiftly than anyone outside of Syria understood or anticipated.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Here is the framework announced by the Cinema Foundation: National Popcorn Day (January 19) The Sunday of Martin Luther King Jr Birthday weekend will have theaters reduce concession prices led by popcorn and other bargains.Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
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If an insurer drops a provider from its network, patients may have to find a new clinician that accepts their insurance or pay up to tens of thousands of dollars a year out of pocket for the therapy.Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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For many who reached the highest rungs of Hollywood’s biggest companies, the most humbling thing to accept is the loss of the perks that come with working for a network or studio.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Buy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buy. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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