Among the discarded things lived a community of discarded people people who had been marginalized, or who had willingly discarded themselves, people who had tired of racing all over the city to sell and buy new things that were destined to go instantly out of date, people who had decided that the things that had been thrown away were the only real riches of the world.

NEWYORKER: The Daughters of the Moon

They accidentally learned that Americans want to work, so when they are employed, they tend to buy things, like new cars.

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Mr Abass had taken the weekend job delivering pizzas two weeks ago to buy things for his new baby, Mr Hussain said.

BBC: Yasser Abass

For his fiftieth birthday hugh m. eaton iii of Dublin, New Hampshire decided to ascend to the apex of all things English and buy a custom-made shotgun.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Nope, apparently Nokia just thought it would be cheaper to buy the firm, which (among other things) specializes in the wholesale setting up of new PlaysForSure partners, outright for 60 million.

ENGADGET: Nokia buying Loudeye and launching mobile music

Although costs for things such as new store openings were higher than anticipated in the quarter, Best Buy stood by their original forecasts for sales, net income and expenses for the year.

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