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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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"The purchase intent that we're seeing on 'Grand Theft Auto' is far away above any other game we've ever tracked," said Mat Piscatella of consultancy Circana.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The money made from a purchase and sale within a year are taxed as ordinary income.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

He suggested that the authorities could introduce a system to track the distribution and purchase of medicines to help identify possible misuse.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Prosecutors claim Nuño used the money she received to purchase property, cover start-up costs and pay family members.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The only thing left to do in the Hideout is set up my thrift store purchase.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

The festival is considered an auspicious time to make new purchases, which many believe bring prosperity and good fortune.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Officials this week reactivated liquidity-injection tools aimed at encouraging share purchases while boosting the trading volume of state-backed investment funds, according to local media reports.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Those comparatively lower prices are a reason why purchases of second-row Knicks seats on StubHub are roughly three times as high as sales of those courtside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

In the September quarter alone, those purchases fell 26% to $2.9 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

“It’ll be nice to wear something authentic, even if the role is not very original,” Anna May said while I wrapped her purchases and made up her ticket.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

Retired Major League Baseball star Matt Holliday is ready to part ways with the newly built Paradise Valley, Ariz., estate he purchased earlier this year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 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

I opened the picture book I’d purchased for the class so I could take a closer look.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

There are several stipulations, including income requirements for buyers and that the money go toward only purchasing new homes, something Hertzberg said he hopes will spur construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

I am considering purchasing a custom Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric for $210,000, paying cash.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

The “Degrassi” alum snapped up the property at a steep discount, purchasing it for just $7.7 million in 2012.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

This was, of course, a very risky plan, both because it was dangerous, and because she had made the grappling hook herself, instead of purchasing it at a store that sold such things.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket


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