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Eli Lilly also saw a sign of confidence on Wednesday, Cramer noted, when an influential group from the drugmaker's management and board of directors bought up stock in the open market.—Ali McCadden, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025 In the business year ended March, the Vision Fund’s exits included DoorDash Inc. and View Inc., as well as cloud security company Wiz Inc. and enterprise software startup Peak, even as SoftBank bought up the stakes in Nvidia, TSMC and Oracle.—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025 When the Ford Motor Co. bought up land for a factory on the city’s southwestern edge in 1923, officials instantly recognized that the surrounding farmland would soon be developed into housing for auto workers.—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025 The Georgetown City Council has made a reservation agreement with the EPCOR water utility company to buy up to 32.5 million gallons per day of water from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer from 2030 to 2050, with the ability to purchase 30 million gallons per day more with additional permitting.—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for buy up
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