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The price of eggs is not affected, unless the government buys up more of them than usual for whatever reason, and even then, the price eventually falls back to normal.
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Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
In neighborhoods where the noise exceeds the limits, the county and federal governments are buying up houses and destroying them.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
All this went on until 2001, when the Gucci Group (now a subsidiary of Kering) bought up the company and appointed German designer Tomas Maier as creative director.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
His son bought up the tools of the trade and put them to use, running chain lines late into his life.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
In neighborhoods where the noise exceeds the limits, the county and federal governments are buying up houses and destroying them.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
All this went on until 2001, when the Gucci Group (now a subsidiary of Kering) bought up the company and appointed German designer Tomas Maier as creative director.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
His son bought up the tools of the trade and put them to use, running chain lines late into his life.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Buy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy%20up. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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