acquire
Example Sentences
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Homeland Security is leasing the plane but is in the process of acquiring it for roughly $70 million.
For example, portfolio company Laminar, which developed a treatment for certain patients with the heart-rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation, was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2023, a down year for M&A, he said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced earlier this month that the agency would be acquiring and issuing body cameras to federal agents.
From Los Angeles Times
Ring, which was acquired by Amazon in 2018, had previously faced concerns over its privacy policies.
From BBC
ICE aims to acquire and renovate eight large-scale detention centers and 16 processing sites, according to documents released by New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
