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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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His purchase helps explain why Harley is bucking a downturn in sales of leisure products: High interest rates, punishing gas prices and broad economic anxiety have dented sales of everything from RVs to boats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

William Blair analyst Arjun Bhatia said investors are concerned that revenue may not scale meaningfully enough over the years for Anthropic to meet its purchase commitments.

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

The toes of my shoes slipped over the concrete floor, struggling to gain purchase.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Its equipment purchases exceeded its operating cash, but it bought back no stock in either year, so it added nothing to the decline.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Those comparatively lower prices are a reason why purchases of second-row Knicks seats on StubHub are roughly three times as high as sales of those courtside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Everyday purchases and common goods, like gas and groceries along with utilities, they’re just too expensive,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Slow down your purchases: is what you are buying essential or can you postpone it?

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

He reminded the men to exchange the hundred-dollar bills at a bank, to ensure that any purchases they made could not be traced back to a White House account.

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

Meranda's necklace and the 25 other pieces purchased by Watchdog were analysed by the Sheffield Assay Office.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The current index is based on a relatively fixed basket of goods and services, purchased by a more limited group of U.S. urban consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Retired Major League Baseball star Matt Holliday is ready to part ways with the newly built Paradise Valley, Ariz., estate he purchased earlier this year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 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

Mother had recently purchased a trial version of AOL.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

There are several stipulations, including income requirements for buyers and that the money go toward only purchasing new homes, something Hertzberg said he hopes will spur construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

U.S. factory activity expanded in October for the 10th consecutive month, with the Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index rising to 55.5 in October from September’s 54.5.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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

All of my research on Muslim purchasing power indicated that if we created a product that appealed to and satisfied the needs of Muslim consumers, the company would be successful.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad


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