purchased

past tense of purchase

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Recent Examples of purchased The Lakers were valued last year at $10 billion — a record for a pro sports team — when Mark Walter purchased a controlling stake from the Buss family, which had owned the team since 1979. Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Iger and Josh Kushner, the venture capitalist who founded Thrive Capital, are buying the team from Mark Walter, who purchased a controlling stake from the Buss family just 14 months ago at a $10 billion valuation, making Walter’s return roughly 21%. Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Wealthy businessmen have purchased NBA franchises for record values. Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Adamec covered the team for over 40 years with the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, which was purchased by Hearst in 2023. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026 Wednesday's drawing was the 44th since a Powerball jackpot was won on May 2, when tickets purchased in Florida and Texas split a $20 million prize. Mark Osborne, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The Turtle-on-Moon Back Bling and Addison’s Sundae Back Bling can also be purchased, along with the Fame Scepter Pickaxe and the reactive Addison’s Biggest Fan Pickaxe. Tanya Fedak, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 So Yaremtso built a platform that helps record a vehicle’s wear and tear when it is purchased, rented, financed, serviced, returned, resold or removed from operation. Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Citadel purchased many of the holdings at a significant discount, positioning the firm to benefit as markets rebounded into the month-end. Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Purchased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchased. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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