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What does my company do so well that someone would rather buy it than build it themselves?—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026 In 1967, Louise and George Decker, Breckenridge’s parents, bought it.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026 With Meta’s models falling behind, becoming a cloud provider keeps it relevant in AI and buys it time to develop its own technology.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026 Revolut’s latest fund raise valued the firm at $75bn and Storonsky has spoken of a future IPO which could value the business—if someone doesn’t buy it before then – at north of $200bn.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for buy it