How to Use acquisition in a Sentence
acquisition
noun
- The big company's newest acquisition is a small chain of clothing stores.
- The museum has put its latest acquisitions on display.
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It’s used the threat of a hospital closure to force the acquisition of a struggling hospital before.
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Madison Iszler,
San Antonio Express-News,
2 Mar. 2023
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Thousands of people were also displaced by the government’s acquisition of land.
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Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2023
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According to the filing, Parneros derailed an acquisition of the company that was in the final stages.
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BostonGlobe.com,
8 Mar. 2023
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Read on to hear how two companies turned to an external partner to transform their talent acquisition and workforce management strategies—and saved millions.
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Magnit Contributor,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2023
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The acquisition is to close in the fourth quarter of 2018.
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Bob Bong,
Daily Southtown,
12 June 2018
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The charges for a tablet or other dosage form is often 3.5 to 4 times the acquisition cost of the drug.
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Julie Washington,
cleveland,
17 Nov. 2019
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This comes on the heels of A24’s acquisition of the Venice pic The Brutalist.
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Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2024
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There’s a lot to like about this type of acquisition for our team.
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Tom Haudricourt,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
13 Nov. 2021
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But that doesn't mean Siri will be any smarter as a result of the Knor.ai acquisition.
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Don Reisinger,
Fortune,
16 Jan. 2020
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The purchase is the latest in a string of record-breaking acquisitions by the Citadel hedge fund founder.
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Katherine Clarke,
WSJ,
23 Jan. 2019
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The clip is pretty rapid here in terms of acquisitions.
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Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2024
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So what better choice to run this fictional acquisition than the guy who thought up the idea in the first place?
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Steven Levy,
Wired,
6 Mar. 2020
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Buffett and Munger think the acquisition prices are poor.
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Paul R. La Monica,
CNN,
9 Aug. 2021
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Take a look at their grades and reaction to the free agent acquisition.
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Jeremy Cluff,
azcentral,
13 Mar. 2018
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And there’s a good chance that Apple ends up owning the bulk of the content through acquisitions.
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Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2024
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Some months later, the talk turned to an acquisition, Mr. Peretti said.
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New York Times,
19 Nov. 2020
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The North acquisition shows Google isn’t giving up on this field.
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Maya Tribbitt,
Bloomberg.com,
30 June 2020
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This marks the second high-profile acquisition for The CW this week.
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Joe Otterson,
Variety,
9 June 2023
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The acquisition came in pieces over a period of 14 months.
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Denise Coffey,
Courant Community,
26 Apr. 2018
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Twitter is suing to force him to go through with the acquisition.
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Harold Maass,
The Week,
8 Sep. 2022
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There were executive pay scandals, a purchase by a hedge fund manager who stripped it bare and a disastrous 2005 acquisition of Sears.
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Alena Botros,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2024
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It is not known to have made any acquisitions since its takeover by Apollo.
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Jacob Adelman,
Philly.com,
16 Apr. 2018
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The biggest acquisition would be the new coaching staff.
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Daniel Kohn,
SPIN,
7 Sep. 2022
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Those will be transferred to Caesars as part of the acquisition.
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Tony Cook,
Indianapolis Star,
26 June 2018
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In terms of future acquisition, expect more of the same.
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Cain Buchmeier,
Post-Tribune,
11 June 2018
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But the acquisition has fallen through, Tom Lutey reports for the Billings Gazette.
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Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2024
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So the next best thing can be to look at management’s acquisition track record.
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David Wainer,
WSJ,
11 Oct. 2022
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And years of over-expanding and failed strategies, like Dollar Tree’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Family Dollar, are coming back to bite some chains.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
25 Oct. 2024
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