acquire
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In April, USA Rare Earth, backed by U.S. government financing, agreed to pay $2.8 billion to acquire Serra Verde, the only large-scale producer outside Asia extracting rare earths from clay deposits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
He is exploring pathways to residency and citizenship in Europe, including in Malta, Spain and Italy and budgeting about $500,000 in total to acquire citizenship.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Building these assets can take hundreds of hours, but players can also spend real money to acquire them, generating revenue for Icelandic developers Fenris Creations.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Amazon agreed in April to acquire satellite operator Globalstar, citing its satellite network and spectrum assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The same pattern repeated itself elsewhere in the world, whenever peoples lacking native wild mammal species suitable for domestication finally had the opportunity to acquire Eurasian domestic animals.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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