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acquire

[uh-kwahyuhr] / əˈkwaɪər /


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To use as bargaining chips for either a big name like the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo or, better yet, to acquire important foundational pieces to retrofit the roster around Luka Doncic?

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

They acquire them either from another zoo or a rescue, and there are only so many rescued capybaras.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Eli Lilly LLY 2.24%increase; green up pointing triangle agreed to acquire three vaccine developers in deals valued at up to nearly $4 billion combined, the company told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The company’s earnings come just days after Zscaler announced its intent to acquire data security vendor Symmetry Systems for an undisclosed amount.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

By early 2005 Howie Hubler had found a sufficient number of fools in the market to acquire 2 billion dollars’ worth of these bespoke credit default swaps.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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