acquiring
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“The objective evolved from acquiring particular products to acquiring the capacity to innovate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Elon Musk on Friday indicated he would be open to acquiring a leading telecommunications company as SpaceX looks to challenge major wireless providers like T-Mobile and Verizon.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Yet the best companies will adapt to any outcome, said Andrew Zengilowski, co-founder and chief executive of remote-care company CoachCare, which has been acquiring companies in this sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Intel is acquiring software developer Classiq in a bid to help its quantum effort ‘mature into a mainstream computing business.’
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
As early societies developed, those acquiring centralized power gradually established themselves as an elite, perhaps originating as one of several formerly equal-ranked village clans that became “more equal” than the others.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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