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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
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Drinks are available for purchase at the bar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

An immediate annuity begins making payments shortly after you purchase it, typically within a year, whereas a deferred annuity begins payments at a later date.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Your First Home scheme will offer a government-backed loan of 20% of the purchase price - with a minimum deposit of 2.5%.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Her resignation comes as Paramount is waiting for a federal judge to approve a settlement agreement that would allow Paramount to finalize its $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Ask her if she’d like to purchase a time-share here.”

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

To some investors, Amazon.com’s continued dominance of the e-commerce world looks less assured in an era where artificial-intelligence agents start to make purchases on behalf of users.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Companies are structuring chip and electricity purchases as future leases rather than owned assets, so the liabilities don’t show up on the balance sheet.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The card earns 2 points per dollar on everyday purchases and up to 1.25 times points on rent and 3 times points on groceries and dining.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Just over 2% of luxury shoppers accounted for 45% of global luxury purchases in 2024, according to consulting firm Bain & Co., up from 35% in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Outside, Dr. Blankenship was waiting in the parking lot, the back of his Prius full of purchases from Trader Joe’s.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

The players they purchased during that time included some of the world's best, in all areas of the pitch.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Ms. Margolles purchased a home in the middle of this and demolished it, here reconstructing the rubble into a rectangular minimalist monument that stretches across a large gallery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Jenner, who is mother to Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall, Kylie,and Rob, purchased the home with her former spouse, Caitlyn Jenner, for $4 million in 2010—three years after the Kardashians’ wildly popular series debuted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Many of the loans came with credit ratings purchased from Egan-Jones Ratings, a small firm trying to break into the lucrative private-credit market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

This time he purchased a Liberty launch, a fifty-foot-long empty boat hull with a hole in it.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

That will weigh on household purchasing power "at a time when consumption is weakening and rising interest rates are exacerbating France's fiscal difficulties" they said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

However, while she’s selling what is perhaps her most famous home, Kris isn’t leaving the neighborhood altogether, having purchased two other homes in Hidden Hills since purchasing her for-sale abode.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Strong purchasing managers data last week and hawkish Federal Reserve speeches are “likely keeping buyers at bay,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Let’s not discount America’s addiction to purchasing shortcuts for happiness either, which Winfrey also knows very well.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

He was purchasing a small book bound in red leather from the bookseller.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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