Alaska Purchase

American  

noun

1. purchase of the territory of Alaska by the U.S. from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000.

2. the territory itself.

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Example Sentences

The Alaska Purchase sailed through Congress to the president’s desk.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2019

But, either way, the Alaska Purchase seems to fall inside the tiny circle of statutes prohibited by even the current minimalist reading of the clause.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2017

A more recent precedent challengers of any potential Alaska Purchase could point to would be the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2017

Even if the Alaska Purchase were to eventually survive a legal challenge, the mere threat that a lower court might enjoin Alaska’s premium credits could well lead to crippling uncertainty in its health insurance markets.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2017

The project has missed that deadline, but it should be complete in time for the 150th anniversary of the Alaska Purchase.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2015