acquire
Example Sentences
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Union Pacific’s July agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern touched off speculation that Berkshire’s railroad, BNSF, would participate in another wave of consolidation.
It had acquired one existing track and had one race that was hugely attended.
From Barron's
To build up an air force, for instance, would take a lot of time to train pilots, acquire aircraft and build bases, he said.
Many AI systems struggle to learn new tasks without losing skills they already acquired.
From Science Daily
On Tuesday, it said it has “committed to not allocate any existing capital or new capital for the purpose of acquiring additional bitcoin.”
From MarketWatch
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