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One of the main drivers behind opening the Sycamore studios was to create a central hub for The Ringer, a media company Spotify acquired for $250 million in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
A spokeswoman for Forge, which was recently acquired by Charles Schwab, said all Forge funds that hold investments in Anthropic had been approved by Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Elon Musk’s SpaceX recently acquired xAI, maker of the Grok chatbot, to form a $1.25 trillion company that is aiming to go public in June.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Publisher Random House has acquired the rights to the book, titled "Connie," written by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, she announced in a post on Facebook on Wednesday.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
A few years later when he was in Rome, he sought out a shop which sold measuring sticks and acquired a Florentine braccio.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing acquired
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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Evolutionary Biology - Adaptation
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STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification
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