acquisition
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While Ripley and Berger were negotiating the acquisition of the retail chain, Goad was stalking the brand from afar, as she puts it now, hoping to one day work on its turnaround.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
City appear to have disproved that theory with not only the acquisition of Semenyo, but Marc Guehi too after the England defender joined from Crystal Palace for £20m.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The acquisition could boost NextEra’s efforts to capitalize on the data center energy boom and AI demand.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
“Our acquisition of Lanteris has been immediately accretive with the combined entity already creating value.”
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The Reichstag, the German parliament, had passed a Peace Resolution, calling for “a peace of understanding and the permanent reconciliation of peoples without the forcible acquisition of territory.”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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