acquisitive

Example Sentences

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Italy’s acquisitive Medici dynasty acquired it a few decades after the codex was completed.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have the wherewithal to be acquisitive, no doubt we will be acquisitive and we will look at both small and larger acquisitions but we have very strict capital allocation requirements."

From Reuters

A policy statement put the industry on notice that the agency has restored the practice of prohibiting acquisitive firms from merging again without FTC's prior approval, the FTC said bit.ly/3bcQogt.

From Reuters

The acquisitive crime lead officer also said officers investigating cycle thefts can have "frustrations" with the speed and usefulness of the market place websites where stolen bikes are often sold on.

From BBC

“The tech industry, which is still seen by many as a cultural backwater full of socially clumsy but well-meaning nerds, is now an acquisitive and seemingly amoral force,” Chafkin writes.

From New York Times