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acquire

[uh-kwahyuhr] / əˈkwaɪər /


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Mitsui Chemicals will acquire JSR from state-backed JIC Capital, valuing JSR’s equity at 1.392 trillion yen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

There are gardens to plant, permits to acquire, tables and chairs to be bought and menus to plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Bloomin’ Brands is participating in the process as a stalking‑horse bidder to acquire Out West’s assets and seeking to support operational continuity and protect the brand while the court‑supervised process moves forward. ”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Empower Brands proposed to acquire consumer-products company Helen of Troy in an all-cash deal with an enterprise value of about $1.6 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Each band of a few dozen hunters occupies a large territory, within which they can acquire most of the resources essential to them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Paramount Skydance’s streaming chief Cindy Holland is exiting the studio, clearing the way for HBO Chairman Casey Bloys to claim a key role in the company once Paramount acquires Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Brave, apprehensive, obtuse and brilliant, George acquires something new in this book: a bit of swagger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Goldman Sachs sees opportunity and acquires ETF company Neos.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

The research expands on decades of work exploring how the brain acquires new abilities.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

I don’t refer merely to the glaring fact that the minister eventually acquires houses and Cadillacs while the faithful continue to scrub floors and drop their dimes and quarters and dollars into the plate.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

Following the end of his playing career, he also acquired a stake Las Vegas Raiders, while also becoming part of the ownership group of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The handover at the Pitt Rivers Museum came as part of a broader trend among Western museums reassessing how they acquired exhibits from other cultures, particularly human remains, and in some cases returning them.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

It said it had provided significant funding to support the company's ability to trade since it acquired the business.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Abdy exited her role as co-chair and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. after the studio was acquired by Paramount Skydance in a controversial merger that closed last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

It was heady to think that these qualities were acquired ones and that, perhaps, this was the way I might learn them.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

If he owns the stock of a company that announces an acquisition, he instantly sells it if the size of the target exceeds 25% of the market cap of the company acquiring it.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT, part of a buying spree that shows his ambitions beyond traditional venture capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Over the past year, Musk has moved to consolidate his businesses, with SpaceX acquiring xAI and X, formerly Twitter, before going public this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The company sought to boost its library by acquiring Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Today, Third World countries are doing their best to catch up with the First World by acquiring the latter’s technological and agricultural advantages.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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