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acquire

[uh-kwahyuhr] / əˈkwaɪər /


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The brochure speaks of "a rare opportunity to acquire a club with an excellent track record of winning promotions to higher divisions".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

It will also acquire the online business, and stores will continue to operate under their existing licensing.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

SpaceX in June agreed to acquire Cursor, an AI coding startup, in a $60 billion deal expected to close in the current quarter.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The terms include provisions that would give the investors the option to acquire the rest of the team in future transactions, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Once you have learned that in English the article comes before the noun, you don’t have to relearn that order every time you acquire a new noun, such as hashtag, app, or MOOC.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

Individuals can’t request debt relief because the nonprofit acquires bundled debt for thousands of people at once.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

But in reproducing the fragmentary nature of Susanna Kaysen’s memoir, which became a movie starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, the musical never acquires dramatic momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

When one person secretly acquires more food than the others have there is an inequality of food distribution in the community.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Bakery business Janes Pantry, based in Gloucestershire, said it had acquired a number of Coughlans' shops from the liquidators, and would open 20 shops under its own brand.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Samsung SDI has acquired General Motors’ 49.99% stake in SynergyCells, a $3.5 billion battery joint venture in the U.S., ending the venture.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The 443.3 million Intel shares the government acquired for $8.9 billion are currently worth nearly $44 billion on the open market.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Fedorenko's group found a way around that obstacle by working with Rosemary Varley, a neuroscientist at University College London who studies acquired language disorders, and her team.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

“Well, Jake, however you acquired this ‘instant intelligence,’ it seems you have been given a great gift.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

The Pentagon has recently spent billions acquiring new drone and counterdrone technology and formed special units to operate it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Archer Aviation stock surges after announcing it’s acquiring several of Boeing’s subsidiaries.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

There is a reason Ellison spent billions acquiring a legendary news brand.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Chelsea have spent £1.8bn on acquiring talent since BlueCo took over the club four years ago, comfortably more than any other club in Europe.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

They wanted their wives to like the climbing, the acquiring, and the work it took to maintain status once it was achieved.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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