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Billion-dollar private-equity groups are rapidly buying up leagues and affiliated services.—Chris Murphy, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026 In recent years, many private equity firms have bought up physician practices, and then looked for ways to increase profits.—Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Those investors would buy up pharmaceuticals, telecoms, consumer staples or utilities for that exposure.—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 19 May 2026 For a Dodgers team already resented for buying up baseball with its massive payroll, watching its star closer stroll through a cockfighting pit in full uniform feels tailor-made to ignite outrage back home.—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for buy up