acquisitive
Example Sentences
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Investors displeased with Apple’s slow AI momentum have long speculated that it could finally become acquisitive.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
But Big Pharma has been acquisitive lately, as it seeks to stock its pipeline with developmental drugs aimed at growing market categories.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The acquisitive power of the very rich is soaring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
It was a day in which an acquisitive foreign power had sent an uninvited delegation to the world's largest island with an uncomfortable message.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025
The tokens controversy was, I suppose, all part of our getting more acquisitive as we grew older.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Never Let Me Go
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Brian Friel (1929-2015) Tribute List
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