- present participle of acquire.
acquiring
Example Sentences
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Seems to me I was just reading about how the acquiring of players James asked for was considered a factor in the team’s inability to put together a cohesive unit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Despite growing access to financial information, Gen Z-ers are still in the early stages of acquiring financial knowledge.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Saylor has trained investors to believe Strategy’s model for acquiring bitcoins would work so long as the market valued the company at a premium to the value of its bitcoin holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Canadian Armed Forces recruitment has also reached a 30-year high, and the country has begun acquiring billions of dollars in new military hardware.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
He was only a councilman, but as Jenkins told us our efforts were already acquiring the shape of a campaign, a full-blown interborough enterprise.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
