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purchase

[pur-chuhs] / ˈpɜr tʃəs /
NOUN
possession obtained with money
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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

Purchase imperfect secondhand garden furniture where you can sit and drink tea and read an imperfectly wonderful book by your favorite author.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

For undergrad he attended Purchase College in New York to study acting in a classical program.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Appeared in the January 16, 2026, print edition as 'Frontier Purchase Gets Final Approval'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“Oh, oh, I know, maybe make a time line? Like the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Louisiana Purchase, and Westward Expansion.”

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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