acquire
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Berlin finally announced in May that it would seek to acquire a 40-percent holding when the company goes public.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
Weiss’s CBS overhaul has thrust him to the center of the network’s tumult, which has played out against the backdrop of Paramount’s deal to acquire rival media company Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Older generations might retort that they managed to acquire all this knowledge without the help of the internet.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
Oppenheimer analysts on Thursday raised their target to $250 from $190, citing SpaceX’s plan to acquire the artificial-intelligence firm Cursor, which is seen as a leading in agentic coding.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026
The nearest Salvador had ever come to his dream of owning a car was to acquire an old rusting set of truck wheels, which he set tenderly behind the house.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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