1
as in to develop
to come to have gradually
from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner
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Recent Examples of acquire
The report highlights the company's intention to raise capital to fund its business plan, which includes acquiring operating companies, though no capital has been raised as of the filing date.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
Their growth strategy includes opening new stores and acquiring existing car washes.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
For instance, an organization that has failed to book enough meetings or acquire enough quality leads with its human SDRs may consider using an AI SDR solution to succeed by brute force (e.g., flooding inboxes with tens of thousands of emails).
—Arjun Pillai, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Also, executing a sign-and-trade transaction is difficult because teams above the first and second aprons are not allowed to acquire a player through a sign-and-trade.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
Their growth strategy includes opening new stores and acquiring existing car washes.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
For instance, an organization that has failed to book enough meetings or acquire enough quality leads with its human SDRs may consider using an AI SDR solution to succeed by brute force (e.g., flooding inboxes with tens of thousands of emails).
—Arjun Pillai, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Also, executing a sign-and-trade transaction is difficult because teams above the first and second aprons are not allowed to acquire a player through a sign-and-trade.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Disney is also developing a live-action remake of the original for release in 2026.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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The tool, known as a Gowers norm, was developed decades earlier by the mathematician Timothy Gowers to measure how random or structured a function or set of numbers is.—
Joseph Howlett,
WIRED,
19 Jan. 2025
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The stellar regular season earned Kansas City its ninth-straight AFC West division championship and a first-round bye.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Traveler’s Choice Pagosa 2-piece Luggage Set $220 $170 at Amazon This stylish two-piece luggage set from Traveler’s Choice, $50 off, has earned over 3,000 five-star ratings at Amazon alone.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
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At one point, lavender was cultivated on nearly 1,000 hectares of Hvar, and the island itself accounted for nearly 10 percent of the world’s total lavender production.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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As was the case in the Middle East and Afghanistan, ISIS' West Africa Province (ISWAP) cultivated local partnerships by capitalizing on existing conflicts between government forces and insurgents, including Nigeria's powerful Boko Haram, to establish itself as a major player in the region.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Those companies gained a huge advantage when they were allowed to sell their products immediately upon legalization in 2020, while new businesses were limited in size and have struggled for years to get licenses and open. Many of the big multistate cannabis companies have donated to ICANN PAC.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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The younger Ball gains the bragging rights over big brother for now, evening their record at 2-2 all time.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Jan. 2025
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Biden’s aides also deserve credit for working closely with Trump’s team to win a cease-fire in Gaza during the administration’s waning days.—
Andrew Exum,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Another ticket sold in Texas matched four numbers drawn plus the Powerball to win $150,000 with the Power Play multiplier.—
Don Sweeney,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
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Several semiconductor makers should reap the biggest rewards from President Donald Trump’s Stargate artificial intelligence initiative, tech analysts say.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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JPMorgan's profit rose to a record high in 2024 as its dealmakers and traders reaped a windfall from rebounding markets in the fourth quarter.—
Pritam Biswas and Nupur Anand,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Further details about the investigation were not included in the documents obtained by the South Florida Sun Sentinel.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Jan. 2025
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Tribe President Anthony Reider said the executive committee and leadership council voted to remove the ban in a Tuesday letter obtained by the local newspaper, the Argus Leader.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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Many Black Americans garnered wealth during the gold rush by opening up shops and mining for gold.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Last year, the Alternatives to PAIN Act garnered an impressive show of bipartisan support in the House and Senate.—
Christian Josi,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Acquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquire. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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