acquire
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Understanding these developmental signals could provide new clues about how synovial fibroblasts acquire their functions and potentially reveal ways to restore their normal protective behavior in arthritis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
Instead of using the loan proceeds to acquire Project Exodus as promised, 4 13 Solutions used the $2.5 million to pay Wilson Holdings, apparently for money that Wilson Holdings had previously invested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Italian pasta maker Barilla Group has agreed to acquire Goodles, the nutrient-dense macaroni-and-cheese brand known for its colorful boxes and cheekily named flavors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Earlier this year he spearheaded a consortium who attempted to acquire a controlling stake in his former club Sevilla but the bid failed.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Naturally, Miao-Yao speakers did not acquire their current fragmented distribution as a result of ancient helicopter flights that dropped them here and there over the Asian landscape.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Goldman Sachs sees opportunity and acquires ETF company Neos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
If Paramount Skydance acquires Warner Bros., production will likely shift to the Warner Bros. lot, with Paramount leased or sold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The research expands on decades of work exploring how the brain acquires new abilities.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The company acquires niche software firms, integrating a central AI operating system as part of a strategy that has driven over 50% Ebitda growth for its portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
I say, therefore, that in completely new principalities, where there is a new prince, greater or lesser difficulty in maintaining them exists according to the greater or lesser virtue of the person who acquires them.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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He netted $2.2 million when Motorola acquired the body camera firm in 2019, according to his income tax return from that year.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
There are also opportunities to add or remove components at unscheduled times, such as when a member company gets acquired.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
And not just any ostrich — Fiona was the first ostrich Matson acquired when he moved to town, his biggest egg producer and a beloved family pet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He also acquired banking entities in Switzerland and Africa.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The knowledge acquired in dissection had few, if any, practical applications.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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But five first-round draft choices eliminated for the Clippers, a team that was already acquiring draft picks in an obvious rebuild!
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The club believe the record fee for Fernandez is justified by acquiring a proven winner at the highest level that will strengthen the midfield.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
After acquiring a stake in Pigeon in 2025, the firm helped the Tokyo-based company integrate Lansinoh Laboratories, its Alexandria, Va.-based unit, more closely with the rest of the group, Otsuka said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Somewhere in the space between obvious joke and well, would you really be surprised?, a meme had begun acquiring the texture of consumer advice.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The difficulties they encounter in acquiring the principality grow, in part, out of the new institutions and methods they are forced to introduce in order to establish their state and their security.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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