acquiring
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This is because a rough equilibrium exists between the stock market, interest rates and the cost of acquiring a guaranteed lifetime income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Chinese state-owned automaker GAC is acquiring part of automaker FAW’s stake in an undisclosed vehicle manufacturing joint venture through share issuance, they note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Once people love a jar rather than merely use it, corporate ownership can start to feel less like a business transaction than someone acquiring custody of a family recipe.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
So, the Dodgers made a splash at the trade deadline, acquiring two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The sole Native Americans able to resist European conquest for many centuries were those tribes that reduced the military disparity by acquiring and mastering both horses and guns.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
