acquired
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It captures a moment when snakes still had hindlimbs, still retained a more lizard-like skull in some respects, and had not yet fully acquired the body plan seen in their modern descendants.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
Gaming giant Activision acquired Infinity Ward in 2003, but split from Zampella and West in 2010.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
In 2021, the company relaunched those efforts, and has since acquired Quantum Circuits, a start-up focused on gate technology.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
In February, SpaceX acquired xAI, which operates the Grok chatbot.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
In the beginning of 1666, he tells his readers, he acquired a prism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing acquired
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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Evolutionary Biology - Adaptation
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STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification
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