1835–45; < French: literally, purse; see bursa
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“The sectors hit hardest by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes represent the core pillars of employment and production,” Kahalzadeh wrote for the London-based Bourse & Bazaar Foundation think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
In a day that mixed heavy rain and bursts of hot sunshine, the King was crowded round closely by visitors at a festival at the city's Place de la Bourse.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023
Pessimism about the economy has spread to the wider population, said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder of the London-based Bourse & Bazaar Foundation think tank.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2023
When architects of the Bourse de Commerce designing in the Enlightenment, conceived the circular, open-air wheat exchange around 1763, the center still held.
From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022
Bourse, bōōrs, n. an exchange where merchants meet for business.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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