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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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Under the five-year contract, the banks will support the purchase of chips and infrastructure, which Anthropic will lease to run its AI.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Tariq said buyers should seek professional advice and understand all their options before making such a significant purchase.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Yes, about three weeks after Pulte’s agency approved Rocket’s purchase of the mortgage company Mr. Cooper.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

So investigators made a “controlled purchase of stolen Brooks/Disney collaborative shoes” after they discovered them being sold on eBay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The bundle of letters relating to the purchase of the house were with the typescript.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The scheme is similar to previous programmes including Help to Buy, which also used equity loans to support home purchases.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Much of the money the firms borrowed for their buyouts came in the form of seven-year loans, since fund managers typically aim to flip their purchases in that time frame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

By combining orders from households across the area and placing monthly bulk purchases, the scheme can reduce costs by around 3p per litre.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

The decline was driven by worsening consumer expectations for the U.K. economy and a slump in intentions to make major purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

I walked away from him and carried the purchases back to Madam’s house, wings abuzz in my ears.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The wildlife groups previously purchased part of the estate, including the Simonside Hills, from the Duke of Northumberland's son, Lord Max Percy, in 2024.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Fritz purchased the property for $845,000 in March 2023.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

The cabin bunk and a mattress purchased by Action for Children made a "massive difference", she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

They flew business class to Qatar, with tickets purchased by a member of the Saudi military, prosecutors said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

A raksha who had just purchased a snack from a street vendor dropped his food.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

The scheme is expected to offer 2.5% deposits alongside government-backed equity loans for eligible first-time buyers purchasing new-build homes.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom have indicated interest in purchasing up to $5 billion worth of common stock in the offering, Meta said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

I’ve only recently come around to purchasing frozen, pre-chopped onions without a small pang of guilt.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

And purchasing a car is only the beginning.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

He and Candice then spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon driving to every electronics store in Lambert before finally purchasing a new, top-of-the-line laptop.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson


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