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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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Also on Thursday, Haleon said it is planning to purchase up to 500 million pounds of shares through a buyback, which it expects to complete by the full-year results in February 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Rather than testing isolated cranberry compounds, Wu chose to investigate pure cranberry juice, a product people can readily purchase and consume.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Sethi cautions that just because you can purchase a house doesn’t mean buying one is a good idea; far from it.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

Hubler and a trader at Merrill Lynch argued back and forth about a possible purchase by Morgan Stanley, from Merrill Lynch, of $2 billion in triple-A CDOs.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Free cash flow refers to the money a company has left after it covers operating costs and equipment purchases.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Analysts say the coming weeks will show whether China’s strength reflects lasting demand or purchases pulled forward from later in the upgrade cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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

But not everyone has the disposable income that allows these types of purchases, said Samantha, 47.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Equipment must be purchased, maintained and eventually replaced.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

She and her husband purchased their first home in Connecticut in 2018.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

In the US, music used at campaign rallies often requires a public performance licence for it to be played for an audience, even if a campaign has already purchased a legal copy of the recording.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Jennings resided at 1804 L Street, while his daughter, Frances, and her two sons lived next door, where he later purchased a second home.

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

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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Now that I’m an adult with my own home, I decided to get in touch with my roots by purchasing my own watering can for my bathroom.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi


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