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[pur-puhs] / ˈpɜr pəs /






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China may also hope to "collect intelligence for the purpose of monitoring trends in pro-Russian and pro-Chinese human networks within the North Korean military", he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The decision undermines efforts to show that Europe can act strategically and with common purpose.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Winmill said capital appreciation is the sole purpose of the fund, which has outperformed the S&P 500 on three-, five- and 10-year annualized bases.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Amid all his collecting, he was searching for a purpose equal to the weight of his coin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

As he recorded in his autobiography, “I set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble, to learn how to read.”

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




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