purchase
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She enrolled at New York's Purchase Conservatory of Music to study songwriting, and started playing open mic nights around the city.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
For undergrad he attended Purchase College in New York to study acting in a classical program.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
In fact, it’s dwarfed only by the Louisiana Purchase, completed in 1803, which doubled the size of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
Purchase activity, which refers to home buyers applying for mortgages to purchase a home, rose 15.9% from the previous week.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026
In other words, the Louisiana Purchase, one of President Thomas Jefferson’s greatest accomplishments, added dangerous fuel to the fire of slave state versus free state.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Vocabulary lists containing purchase
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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