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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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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

It will provide them with a loan worth 20% of their property's value to help pay for the purchase.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Decades ago airlines did load schedules/fares online for purchase all at once, typically at the beginning of the week, often resulting in the best fares available on Tuesday,” she says.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

You aren’t allowed to bring fruits or vegetables through airport security, but you can purchase whole pineapples at the gate—a fact I find hilarious.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

In May, CEO Andy Jassy described placing inventory closer to customers and combining more purchases into each shipment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Now, with supply chains stabilized, Designer Brands enters this holiday season ready for boot purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

For the second half of the experiment, Dijksterhuis went to the furniture store IKEA, where people were making much more complicated and expensive purchases.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

The 35% to 40% of Apple goods that are purchased in the U.S. have little impact on GDP, as imports largely offset domestic consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Binance is purchasing the remaining $1.3 billion of cryptocurrency through market channels, the spokesman said, adding this step could take longer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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

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

“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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