acquired
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The supermarket chain said the affected convenience stores had been loss-making for some time and were acquired through its McColls acquisition in 2022.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Disruption due to staffing issues at a U.S. parts factory recently acquired by the European group contributed to the delays, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Starlink generated about two-thirds of SpaceX’s revenue in 2025, and the data centers will support xAI, Musk’s artificial-intelligence startup that SpaceX acquired in February.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
It has already applied for permits on all but one of the 22 properties it had acquired in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
In Wacquant’s words: “Racial division was a consequence, not a precondition of slavery, but once it was instituted it became detached from its initial function and acquired a social potency all its own.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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