acquire
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"Non-Mendelian patterns of inheriting epigenetics could be a faster way to acquire diverse or new traits than alterations in the genomic sequence itself, especially in response to environmental pressures," says Andrew Feinberg, M.D.,
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Given J&J already has the relationship, it could decide to acquire Legend, Biliouris says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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 least at the level of language, then, we need to recover the eighteenth-century context of things and not read back into those years the hallowed meanings they would acquire over the next century.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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