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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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Its Buy For Me feature lets users purchase some of those items from other merchants, but without leaving Amazon’s site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Buyers: no reason to lock down a purchase when costs have climbed.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

The investigation also found that Mailyan used the Medicare payments to fund many of the vacations she took and purchase luxury collectibles such as a $12,000 17th-century crossbow and a $3,000 painting, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Her 21-year-old son is getting married soon, and Allen and her husband plan to give him cash toward the purchase of a house.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Penelope thought hard about what sort of purchase Lady Constance would approve of.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

If AI agents increasingly make purchases, brands may have less incentive to pay Amazon for ads that no longer influence what consumers buy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Some of the purchases were also placed during times when school was not in session, he added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Walking between vehicles at his family company's showroom outside Damascus, Hamza Sukkar, 25, said electric car purchases had accelerated recently.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

A number hovers over each stall, telling me how many people are currently considering purchases at that vendor.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

Alphatec slashes its full-year outlook as fewer surgeons have purchased its add-on bone-graft products used for spinal fusion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

She purchased the Chelsea unit in 2021 for $2.75 million, according to property records.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

“But I say to Drew, you purchased $250 to $300 a piece tickets,” McHenry said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Up above, shop owners had purchased Crimson orbs for their businesses.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

The disclosure requirements also include group purchasing organizations tied to PBMs, which can collect rebate payments on their behalf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

As Anna Holmes recently pointed out in her blistering New Yorker essay, more than half of millennials have had parental help purchasing their home.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

How much of your excess cash you put in cash or bonds versus the stock market depends on your risk tolerance and purchasing power.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

“It’s not predatory just because we’re purchasing receivables on it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

She considered purchasing tickets herself, but they were expensive, and although Penelope’s salary was generous, Lady Constance rarely paid it unless Penelope asked.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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