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acquire

[uh-kwahyuhr] / əˈkwaɪər /


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“Bloomin’ Brands is participating in the process as a stalking‑horse bidder to acquire Out West’s assets and seeking to support operational continuity and protect the brand while the court‑supervised process moves forward. ”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Its deal to acquire digital-finance platform Atome is still on track, which Oey said is Grab’s second-largest-ever transaction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The crypto exchange said it had replenished 98 percent of the affected assets by drawing on its own funds, with the remaining amount involving little-traded currencies that are harder to acquire.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

On the surface, “this sounds like a smart strategy,” said Gu, because companies can treat their richly valued shares as an opportunity “to acquire some real assets.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

A prince must nevertheless make himself feared in such a way that he will avoid hatred, even if he does not acquire love; since one can very easily be feared and yet not hated.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Thrive Holdings, a Kushner-led firm that acquires older businesses and infuses them with AI, agreed to acquire ADT in a $7.6 billion all-cash deal with an enterprise value of $15.3 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Goldman Sachs sees opportunity and acquires ETF company Neos.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

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

He encounters dangerous people but also acquires friends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

It radios all the scientific information it acquires back to Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Partly fueled by media consolidation, waves of layoffs have swept across the industry, bringing job cuts to Netflix, Walt Disney and Warner Bros., recently acquired by Paramount-Skydance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

This year, Uber has acquired chauffeur service Blacklane and parking app SpotHero, and announced agreements to buy German food-delivery company Delivery Hero and catering platform ezCater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

With Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley hurt and newly acquired quarterback Jacoby Brissett on the way, the Ravens will start third-string quarterback, undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Rhythm’s medicines, including a treatment approved for a rare disease called acquired hypothalamic obesity, would also add to AstraZeneca’s pipeline of rare-disease drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

By the late 1800s, the problem of heredity had acquired a near-mystical aura of glamour, like a Fermat’s Last Theorem for biologists.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the semiconductor giant is close to acquiring the San Jose, Calif.-based company, whose components are used in data centers, according to people familiar with the matter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Intel is acquiring software developer Classiq in a bid to help its quantum effort ‘mature into a mainstream computing business.’

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Over the past year, Musk has moved to consolidate his businesses, with SpaceX acquiring xAI and X, formerly Twitter, before going public this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The Lakers looked into acquiring center Jericho Sims from the Milwaukee Bucks during the preseason in exchange for Knecht, sources close to the situation but not authorized to speak publicly told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

They were some time acquiring a stove and when they did find what they wanted, a silver-scrolled monster with floriated warming ovens and a front like a nickel-plated tulip garden, they had trouble getting it.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck


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