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acquire

[uh-kwahyuhr] / əˈkwaɪər /


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Sigma said it will acquire a 75% interest in a number of stores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The company said earlier this month that it agreed to fully acquire ready-to-drink meal maker yfood Labs after a three-year collaboration.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

GSK agreed to acquire cancer-drug developer Nuvalent for $10.6 billion, offering $124 per share in cash.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Beacon Software, an AI holding company, raised a $225 million Series C round to acquire software companies and enhance its AI operating system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

What is important here is not, despite what Diderot says, the idea that experience is the best way to acquire knowledge.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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