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Which city did President Jefferson hope to acquire before making the Louisiana Purchase?

purchase

[pur-chuhs] / ˈpɜr tΚƒΙ™s /
NOUN
possession obtained with money
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The purchase price equates to just over 6 times Braze’s projected annual sales.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Oasis also agreed to give Chapek a forgivable $500,000 loan to purchase Vail stock if he is elected to the company’s board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The same numbers might prompt a middle-class or working-class family to put a home purchase on hold, for the foreseeable future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

You can establish that the blueberries in your refrigerator haven’t been recalled, but this tells you remarkably little about the blueberries you’ll purchase next Thursday.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Two days after that, they actually signed a contract to purchase it.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Thill flagged barriers to adoption of agentic commerce, or the idea that bots could make purchases on behalf of users.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Consumers are getting more comfortable using AI agents to help them make purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The order also bars future purchases of DeepSeek’s products and services, according to a notice published by DHS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

She said China risked missing its official target for the year, spurring a recent roll-out of mortgage subsidies for certain home purchases and support for infrastructure investment.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Ba’s ship ticket, the money advanced for purchases on his trip, the rent for our building .

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Property records show that she purchased the rural property in 2019.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Jennie Abarca, head of trucking company King Fio Trucking in Long Beach, is among the business owners who purchased Nikola trucks with California incentives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Among the measures is the requirement for every new batch of food to be tested, and for flour, rice and cooking oil to be purchased from centralised procurement points only.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Schmidts last year purchased a 56,500-square-foot home in Los Angeles for $110 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Barker and DeDiego, wearing black delivery uniforms purchased the day before, and the wigs and glasses issued to Hunt and Liddy, got out and entered the building through the unlocked back door.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

As he told The Times last year, multiple chefs and restaurateurs expressed interest in purchasing Cole’s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

On the expenses front, Kroger said it expects to generate savings through more direct sourcing, disciplined purchasing, streamlined processes and a more scalable operating model using technology and artificial intelligence to support the execution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Actress Ariel Winter relocated to Nashville after purchasing a $2.9 million abode in College Grove in May 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Aldaron made its first acquisition in March by purchasing a majority stake in Oak Point Partners, which expects its revenue to rise up to fivefold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

She considered purchasing tickets herself, but they were expensive, and although Penelope’s salary was generous, Lady Constance rarely paid it unless Penelope asked.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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