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Recent Examples of purchaserOnly Wolstencroft knew that Daunt had by then spent two years trying to line up a purchaser for Waterstones, which operated some three hundred stores.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2026 Saudi Arabia is the world’s top purchaser of American weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
15 Oct. 2026 The states are urging the judge to require the purchaser of Character.—
Lauren Feiner,
The Verge,
14 Oct. 2026 Moulds is responsible for buying health care for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the second-largest health care purchaser, behind only the federal government.—
Bob Herman,
STAT,
5 Oct. 2026 The bankruptcy plan said the owners expect a purchaser would be backed by a group of families that support the camp.—ABC News,
28 Sep. 2026 In practical terms, a purchaser who still owns the security may seek to reverse a qualifying transaction and tender the security back to the seller or into court.—
Ethan Stone,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2026 Its Amazon reviews are just as positive, with just a few purchaser complaining about its weight.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2026 As the largest institutional purchaser of firearms in the United States, governments have tremendous power to shape the market.—
Kris Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2026
The American consumer, who accounts for about 70% of GDP, continues to buy stuff, but many are stressed by energy prices, wage stagnation, rising interest rates, and an affordability crisis in everything from health care to housing.
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Diane Brady,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2026
Meta has long been criticized for its data privacy practices, and on Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered the company to pay $25 billion for violating the state’s consumer protection laws.