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acquire

[uh-kwahyuhr] / əˈkwaɪər /


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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

Sigma said it will acquire a 75% interest in a number of stores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Each firm had to acquire a regulated futures exchange and develop a brand new offering.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

GSK agrees to acquire cancer-drug developer Nuvalent for $10.6 billion, offering $124 a share in cash.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

During his own medical education Holmes had seen firsthand how desperate schools were to acquire corpses, whether freshly dead or skeletonized.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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