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Which animation studio did Disney acquire in 2006?

acquire

[uh-kwahyuhr] / Ι™ΛˆkwaΙͺΙ™r /


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Some 400 people bought shares to acquire the gutted building for £180,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The document shows that the U.S. will pay nothing upfront but plans to acquire its stake in Betancourt’s company by paying $0.01 per warrant share.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The Bloomberg article suggested SpaceX was looking to lease or acquire 80,000 cell sites across the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Additional funding from Biohub then made it possible to acquire a customized, state-of-the-art Thermo Fisher Krios cryo-EM microscope and modify it to accommodate the laser technology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

In this way she was able to acquire a good portion of her supplies for free.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Paramount Skydance’s streaming chief Cindy Holland is exiting the studio, clearing the way for HBO Chairman Casey Bloys to claim a key role in the company once Paramount acquires Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Understanding how gluons behave inside nuclei is therefore essential to understanding how matter itself acquires its mass and structure."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

Goldman Sachs sees opportunity and acquires ETF company Neos.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Milan-based Bending Spoons, which went public recently on the Nasdaq, is a conglomerate that acquires and revamps tech businesses, such as AOL, Evernote and Vimeo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

I say, therefore, that in completely new principalities, where there is a new prince, greater or lesser difficulty in maintaining them exists according to the greater or lesser virtue of the person who acquires them.

From "The Prince" by NiccolΓ² Machiavelli

The company lasted until 1992, when it filed for bankruptcy and was then acquired by competitor Rubie’s Costume.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Louis Poulsen chandeliers hang from the ceiling, along with several plush, crescent-shaped loveseats, acquired from Benaroya Hall when the concert hall underwent a redesign.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Originally purchased by Singapore Airlines in the early 2000s, the jets were parked in China after being acquired by Ion Aviation, a Florida-registered company.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

With financial support from Biohub, Müller acquired an advanced cryo-EM instrument and equipped it with the new laser phase plate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Second, genes had to explain evolution: How could the inheritance of such units explain that organisms have acquired vastly different forms and features over time?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Over the past year, Musk has moved to consolidate his businesses, with SpaceX acquiring xAI and X, formerly Twitter, before going public this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Forward Consumer Partners is acquiring the company known for its colorful bandages and bringing back its founder as an adviser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

SpaceX would do the acquiring, with Tesla investors swapping their shares for SpaceX stock; the resulting firm would be valued at something like $3.5 trillion.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mediawan has already established a foothold in Hollywood by acquiring companies such as Plan B, chaired by Brad Pitt, at the end of 2022, and The North Road Company in early 2026.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

They wanted their wives to like the climbing, the acquiring, and the work it took to maintain status once it was achieved.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison


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