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acquire

[uh-kwahyuhr] / əˈkwaɪər /


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The same machinery normally designed to make me acquire more has, in this case, made me more aware of what I can enjoy without acquiring at all.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Understanding these developmental signals could provide new clues about how synovial fibroblasts acquire their functions and potentially reveal ways to restore their normal protective behavior in arthritis.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

Instead of using the loan proceeds to acquire Project Exodus as promised, 4 13 Solutions used the $2.5 million to pay Wilson Holdings, apparently for money that Wilson Holdings had previously invested.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Advent International is seeking more healthcare opportunities in Australia and New Zealand after agreeing to acquire a clinical-research network.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The important thing, the reason he and Mom had decided to acquire this particular piece of property, was that it came with plenty of land to build our new house.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

Goldman Sachs sees opportunity and acquires ETF company Neos.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

The research expands on decades of work exploring how the brain acquires new abilities.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Individuals can’t request debt relief because the nonprofit acquires bundled debt for thousands of people at once.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Chevron expects to make a final investment decision on building a gas-fired power plant for the project after it acquires necessary permits later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

I don’t refer merely to the glaring fact that the minister eventually acquires houses and Cadillacs while the faithful continue to scrub floors and drop their dimes and quarters and dollars into the plate.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

Garrett was acquired in a blockbuster trade that married the NFL’s best defensive player with its best team, and his arrival understandably led Donald back into pads.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

He netted $2.2 million when Motorola acquired the body camera firm in 2019, according to his income tax return from that year.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Central banks globally have substantial holdings of government bonds and mortgage-backed securities, much of that acquired as part of quantitative-easing programs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Studios which had been acquired by Xbox - including Compulsion Games, which made the Bafta-winning South of Midnight and Double Fine Productions, makers of Psychonauts - were also made independent again.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Many acquired and lost land several times before settling more permanently.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

The same machinery normally designed to make me acquire more has, in this case, made me more aware of what I can enjoy without acquiring at all.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

But five first-round draft choices eliminated for the Clippers, a team that was already acquiring draft picks in an obvious rebuild!

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

The club believe the record fee for Fernandez is justified by acquiring a proven winner at the highest level that will strengthen the midfield.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Yellow Wood Partners said the brands it’s acquiring lead in high-growth categories like hydration, gut health and immunity.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

An affable Victorian gentleman, Franklin was said to be a good-natured bumbler, dogged and clueless, with the naive ideals of a child and a disdain for acquiring backcountry skills.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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