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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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WEAK




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Every purchase from Farm Rio is sprayed with a signature scent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The Vermont purchase emerged as the family considered a change for their son, Oakley, who wanted to attend high school there.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Turk has claimed it was a loan to Mountbatten-Windsor for the purchase of a chalet in Switzerland - a suggestion which is contested by Isbilen and had been challenged in previous court hearings.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

In early March, Nvidia announced a multiyear purchase commitment for Lumentum’s advanced laser components.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“This is the spot,” said the Professor as he turned his lamp on a small map of the house, copied from the file of my original correspondence regarding the purchase.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Its annual report and latest quarterly filing show $9.7 billion of purchases under its buyback programs from January through September, down from $10.7 billion a year earlier.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

There are different affordability checks for different purchases, partially based on how much is borrowed.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Megaspeed has reportedly continued buying Nvidia products this year, sometimes using intermediaries, and Chang said those purchases will likely invite questions over how the chip maker is vetting customers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

A calligrapher was there to personalize free gifts with purchases, while two baristas manned an espresso bar set up for the occasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Invoices for money owed, receipts for purchases made, junk mail, quotes for repairs to the roof and the sink that’s leaking in the bathroom.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Apple raised prices on many of its offerings earlier this year, and is taking steps to offset the rising prices by relying on previously purchased inventory and cutting costs on non-memory components.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The deal, at a record valuation of $12.5 billion, came barely a year after Walter had purchased the franchise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

In fact, Batista purchased a home in Daytona Beach and lived there for several years following his initial ouster in the mid-1940s.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Records show that Atavis was purchased by a doctor in Baltimore County, Maryland, at age 23 and stayed with the family after slavery ended and was buried in the family cemetery in 1874.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

If Mrs. Smith hadn’t already purchased the tickets two weeks ago when I’d accepted the invitation, I’d have made up an excuse now to not go.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for services providers was 54.5 in October, compared with 54.9 in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Workers say the rising cost of food, housing, transport and healthcare has eroded their purchasing power in a country with eight percent inflation.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The “Degrassi” alum snapped up the property at a steep discount, purchasing it for just $7.7 million in 2012.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index was 55.5 in October—higher than the September figure of 54.5.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

My parents were typical Levittown home buyers in that they came from nothing, had built no financial resources of their own, and in no previous era could have even dreamed of purchasing their own home.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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