acquired
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Backed by the private-equity firm Roark Capital, Inspire was founded in 2018 after Arby’s acquired Buffalo Wild Wings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But the company now needs to deliver positive results for a drug it acquired as part of its $12 billion Avidity Biosciences deal to justify the price, the analysts added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
For Lozano, acquired from San Diego on loan less than a month ago, the assist was his first with his new team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
He netted $2.2 million when Motorola acquired the body camera firm in 2019, according to his income tax return from that year.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Newton acquired a mass of material intended to establish this peculiar thesis.
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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