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acquisition

[ak-wuh-zish-uhn] / ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən /




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It expects the acquisition to be complete by the end of the summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Representatives from the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office attended Samsung’s headquarters in Suwon while probing trades between 2022 and 2024 associated with its acquisition of Rainbow Robotics, according to Yonhap, the local news agency.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Gracias has invested in all of Musk’s projects, including Tesla, Neuralink, The Boring Company, the Twitter acquisition, and xAI, and served on multiple boards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Höttges has called T-Mobile’s 2020 acquisition of Sprint his greatest achievement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It is simply a practical and effective one if your goal is the acquisition of new knowledge.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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