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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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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

“Although most consumers don’t purchase diesel directly, it fuels the movement of goods and services across the economy,” they wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Fiona Morris was one of the first to purchase items from the store.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

AT&T entered the Mexican mobile market with the purchase in 2015 of Iusacell and Nextel Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“That must be worth six bolts of silk,” I said, savoring the purchase of my own freedom.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

He wrote that capital spending on AI has outpaced free-cash-flow generation, meaning that companies have needed to tap external financing for hardware purchases.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Customers with purchases of $40 or more received a $10-off coupon featuring Oreo’s face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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

The boys suspected their parents would not be enthusiastic about their paleontology purchases.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

It also matters when those ads are purchased.

From Slate ● 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

The actor purchased the waterfront property for $16.5 million in 2016, according to records.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Shuttered since the COVID-19 pandemic, save for a brief but limited run in 2022, the Griffith Park carousel is now under city control, purchased last year for $1 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

When I asked who had purchased it, he opened his eyes a thought wider, and paused a few seconds before replying:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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

People may say they want to eat better, but real-world purchasing decisions often don’t follow stated preferences, especially when plant-based meats are more expensive than the real thing, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

British purchasing agents roved about the country, buying food and cloth and metals and chemicals.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck


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