acquired
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It was later stolen and passed through several private owners before ultimately being acquired by the National Central Library of Rome.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
One of the main drivers behind opening the Sycamore studios was to create a central hub for The Ringer, a media company Spotify acquired for $250 million in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
A spokeswoman for Forge, which was recently acquired by Charles Schwab, said all Forge funds that hold investments in Anthropic had been approved by Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
On Friday, the ever-voluble hedge fund manager Bill Ackman disclosed in an 887-word tweet External link that he had recently acquired a position in Microsoft as “a core holding.”
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Here, one must note that hatred is acquired just as much through good actions as by sorry ones.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing acquired
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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Evolutionary Biology - Adaptation
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STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification
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