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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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Antonyms
WEAK




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Donations are used to purchase emergency hampers, treats or provide advice and assistance.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

The White House says the US Department of Defense acquired a 30 percent equity stake in NABEP, authorizing it to purchase 20 percent of its oil at production cost.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

In effect, Greece had been borrowing money to purchase foreign goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

The figure reflects the average amount of processing fees charged to each person for their first purchase during the class period.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

“So as we go down each aisle, I’ll tell you what your family can purchase from each food group.”

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

The BOJ plans to conduct purchases of Japanese government bonds with maturities of three to five years, five to 10 years and longer than 25 years on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Walmart, however, said it would allow consumers to authorize AI agents and distinguish between the purchases they and the agents initiated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Personal AI assistants are being empowered to make purchases on behalf of cardholders, raising concerns about fraud, returns and legal risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Privacy concerns: United cited concerns that the third-party agents could expose customers’ sensitive information or make unintended purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Others offer to carry purchases of fruits and vegetables from stall to stall in rustic wooden wheelbarrows in exchange for tips.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Tesla’s claim that the Cybercab can only be purchased for personal use means buyers won’t be able to immediately make money with the vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

And if neither, please explain where you purchased the magic wand you apparently want to use to make the program solvent again.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

In 1990, the actor Marla Gibbs — known for her role as George Jefferson’s maid, Florence Johnston, on “The Jeffersons” — purchased the property and renamed it the Vision Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The H200 chips were purchased for the management school of NPU, which is one of China's "Seven Sons of National Defence" universities that conduct defence-related research and maintain links with the country's military.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Day and night, they printed thousands of new, even bolder, leaflets on a hand-cranked duplicating machine, possibly purchased with the money Sophie asked to borrow from Fritz.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

For example, some customers were now buying one portion of food to share, rather than purchasing one each, he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Greece ranks as the second-poorest nation in the EU—ahead of only Bulgaria—in per capita GDP adjusted for purchasing power, according to the World Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

“For housing, the key question is not simply whether mortgage rates decline, but whether they fall enough to meaningfully improve purchasing power and bring more buyers and sellers back to the market,” Hepp said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

“Our combined purchasing levels will give us economies of scale by consolidating purchasing decisions into one centralized group,” the executives said in their letter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Their increased purchasing power afforded them summer vacations to the beach or the mountains.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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