acquire
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced talks with Saab to acquire GlobalEye surveillance aircraft to rebuild the military and detect Arctic threats.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
They acquire them either from another zoo or a rescue, and there are only so many rescued capybaras.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Uber Technologies offered to acquire Germany’s Delivery Hero for approximately $11.6 billion, or 33 euro per share.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
At the time, media mogul David Ellison’s Skydance Media was also awaiting federal approval to acquire Paramount for $8 billion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Sometimes, in the boy’s nest room, this grief-yearning scent was so strong that it overpowered everything else, and yet his boy made no move to acquire whatever it was he wanted so badly.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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