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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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Yet she received an email confirmation of the purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Chema Andres, 21, looks to be another astute summer purchase in midfield after Baleba's departure.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

I tracked down two New Jersey record stores whose sites said they’d purchase all types of albums, so we carted ours to them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The purchase gave Musk’s company a platform for beaming data to cellphones from space using its own reserved frequencies rather than through airwaves licensed from partner T-Mobile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He prospered from his farming so much that he was able to purchase the manor of Woolsthorpe in 1623, gaining the title of Lord of the Manor.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

It is not clear how many chips Oracle is looking to finance, but purchases of Nvidia chips for a 1 gigawatt data center would cost tens of billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Berkshire’s latest purchases were made last Thursday and Friday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

This year, peptide purchases in crypto have surpassed $10 million a month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In total, the federal government has now spent nearly $3.2 billion on detention facility purchases, the majority of them in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

We packed our purchases on the porch and realized, together in the same instant, with joy and amazement, that Mary Ellen was no longer part of our retinue.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Peden told the inquest he had purchased the bike online for £900 and it was in "perfect working order", apart from an incident where he lost the key on a fairground ride.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

However, off-premise sales, which includes beer purchased in stores, were pressured by tighter consumer budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Becerra’s father later began a construction career that lasted 30 years, while his mother worked as a clerical worker and later purchased rental properties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In 2009, Perry gave himself a particularly extravagant birthday present when he purchased White Bay Cay in the Bahamas, along with a neighboring island.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

When the military tribunal began on July 8, 1942, the prisoners changed into the new clothes that they purchased on their shopping sprees.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

People may say they want to eat better, but real-world purchasing decisions often don’t follow stated preferences, especially when plant-based meats are more expensive than the real thing, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"In addition, stocking for new technology products and the approach of the year‑end peak purchasing season in China and in Europe and the United States will all help support Taiwan's export momentum."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

As part of its expansion, Google also signed a 22-year power purchasing agreement with Finnish energy company Fortum covering up to half the capacity of the Loviisa nuclear power plant.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

However, Brazilians complain about a loss of purchasing power and authorities are concerned about rising household debt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

From there, after purchasing by check a diamond engagement ring and a diamond wedding band, they drove to a pawnshop to dispose of these items.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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