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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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A Swiss national, he returned to UBS in 2023 to guide it through the emergency purchase of rival Credit Suisse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

These companies rely on debt funding to finance their expansion and purchase AI servers, leaving their business models vulnerable to rising interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Punal Bhavsar thought 2026 was going to be the year he saved enough money to purchase a home.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The September sales largely reflect purchase contracts signed in July and August when mortgage rates were in the mid-6% range.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The scanner beep, beep, beeps for every purchase, and Dad exchanges mindless words with the clerk about the weather.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

September’s rise largely reflected purchases agreed to in July and August, when mortgage rates were in the mid-6% range.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The prices of many goods and services followed suit, leaving less room in budgets for more frivolous purchases.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Then, artificial intelligence on the platform identifies patterns that lead to regretted purchases, which is ultimately supposed to help users spend less.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Parth Kochhar looks to see what amenity kits are available before he books a flight—though it doesn’t yet influence his final purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Others offer to carry purchases of fruits and vegetables from stall to stall in rustic wooden wheelbarrows in exchange for tips.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The couple, who have been married since 1970, purchased the stucco home in 1979 to raise their daughters Jenny, now 53, and Lindsay, 48.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

They also said they had offered her a different singing bird for $2,000 from a clock-making shop in Germany, which she could have purchased that day.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

In 2025, four in 10 homes were purchased by baby boomers, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Voting and property records show that he and his wife make their primary residence at a waterfront mansion in Coral Gables, Fla., that they purchased for $22 million in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ekon had a matching one of his own, purchased from the market hours before.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The company that Warren Buffett guided for years didn’t stick with its tried-and-true investment strategy of purchasing value stocks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

They were the only age group more likely to feel successful by investing than purchasing a home.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 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

Indicators such as purchasing managers surveys suggest manufacturers are weathering the shock relatively well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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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