acquiring
Example Sentences
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The Financial Times on Thursday reported that the coffee chain has explored acquiring Chipotle in some form, in what would be the biggest such deal in the restaurant industry’s history.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Starbucks has explored acquiring Chipotle, the Financial Times reported.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Companies globally are moving to capture that growth, acquiring related businesses or investing in building their own line of products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
For centuries, producing written work and acquiring understanding were largely inseparable activities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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
