acquire
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Prometheus has also held talks to raise a $100 billion fund, The Wall Street Journal has reported, to acquire manufacturing businesses and deploy AI across their operations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Primarily, “it’s a great way for us to acquire customers,” he says.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The company said earlier this month that it agreed to fully acquire ready-to-drink meal maker yfood Labs after a three-year collaboration.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
In April, USA Rare Earth, backed by U.S. government financing, agreed to pay $2.8 billion to acquire Serra Verde, the only large-scale producer outside Asia extracting rare earths from clay deposits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Those who, like these men, become princes through their virtue acquire the principality with difficulty, but they hold on to it easily.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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