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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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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

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

Under the deal, Israel receives financial assistance for the purchase of around $3.8 billion in weapons a year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

SINGAPORE—In 1998, a shadowy entertainment company based in the gambling hub of Macau made an unusual purchase: an aircraft carrier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Lafayette had already attempted without success to convince George Washington to emancipate his slaves and allow them to live in freedom on an island Lafayette offered to purchase.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Despite a subdued start to 2026, year-to-date purchases are now 6% higher than last year’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Megaspeed has reportedly continued buying Nvidia products this year, sometimes using intermediaries, and Chang said those purchases will likely invite questions over how the chip maker is vetting customers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 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

Heather sighs and smiles dreamily at Vivi as we load our purchases into the trunk of Heather’s Prius.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Walter was a little-known financier until 2012 when he purchased the Dodgers with the backing of Guggenheim-tied insurers to help pay for the then-record $2.15 billion purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Of the eight items found to have breached cadmium limits: three were purchased from Amazon, three from Temu and one from each of OnBuy and Etsy.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 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

Records show that Atavis was purchased by a doctor in Baltimore County, Maryland, at age 23 and stayed with the family after slavery ended and was buried in the family cemetery in 1874.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Eventually, upon Lawson’s death, the score sheet was purchased by a collector, sold again, and for the last number of years it has rested with yet another collector.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

On the economic data front the Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers’ index rose to 55.5 in October from 54.5 in September, and well above the 50 level that indicates an expansionary reading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The official manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 49.3 in October, down from 50.1 in September, said the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Thereafter, an Abu Dhabi–backed group invested $2 billion in crypto company Binance by purchasing World Liberty “stablecoins,” giving World Liberty $2 billion in deposits to invest.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Did your husband seem disappointed, Mrs. Miyamoto, that he had not succeeded in purchasing his seven acres? Did he seem to you disappointed?”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson


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