acquired
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It includes the aircraft manufacturers Textron and Spirit AeroSystems, recently acquired by Boeing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
That’s because most cases of hantavirus, including Andes virus, are acquired directly from rodents or their excrement and not from other humans.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
In 2024, Bird was acquired by Third Lane Mobility, which recently raised $20 million from investors to deploy its latest micromobility vehicles.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
It will be a learning curve for Leite, a 22-year-old playmaker acquired from the Valkyries in the expansion draft, and the extremely young roster.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
“It doesn’t necessarily mean your son acquired it by kissing.”
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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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