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Companies of all sizes have been on the hunt to acquire more refineries to build bigger fuel-making businesses, given the almost intractable constraints in global capacity, other people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

Marvell stock falls Monday after the company agrees to acquire Lumentum at a value of $115 billion.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

As retailers gather more information about their customers and acquire increasingly sophisticated pricing tools, shoppers risk knowing less about why they’re paying what they’re paying.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sure, most cars contain nothing but junk, but I manage to acquire a few unexpected assets that would otherwise go to waste.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Thrive Holdings, a Kushner-led firm that acquires older businesses and infuses them with artificial intelligence, 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 ● Oct. 29, 2026

"Understanding how gluons behave inside nuclei is therefore essential to understanding how matter itself acquires its mass and structure."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 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

I say, therefore, that those dominions, upon being conquered and added to the long-established state of the one who acquires them, are either of the same region and language or they are not.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Since Henry and his partners acquired Liverpool in 2010, the team ended a three-decade wait for a Premier League title, added another championship in 2025, and won the Champions League.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Because the partnerships acquired the central retail land long before the 2017 tax law passed, they couldn’t easily roll new capital gains into those specific parcels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Analysts at Gartner predict by 2030, 80% of neocloud firms will "cease independent operations", while Forrester's experts expect at least three of them to be imminently acquired "as finances get shaky".

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Kenvue is being acquired and will therefore depart the index.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

As my injuries from my fishing work began to heal, I acquired a new set of scratches and bruises, and after one fall I was limping for days.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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

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

"A range of other countries" had expressed interest in acquiring the Ghost Shark, Conroy said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 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

In the history of the OASIS, there was no record of any avatar ever acquiring an extra life.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline