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acquisition

noun

ˌa-kwə-ˈzi-shən

Definition of acquisition

as in accession

something added to an existing supply every vacation trip inevitably resulted in new acquisitions to our array of bric-a-brac

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Recent Examples of acquisition FlexWork Sports Acquires ProCamps and G3 Marketing FlexWork Sports, a youth sports experiential company, announced its acquisition of sports management and athlete experience company, ProCamps, and its brand activation agency, G3 Marketing. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026 There are the anxieties of David Ellison’s Paramount’s upcoming acquisition of Warners. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026 The data shows campaigns with audio outperform those without on profit (+75%), trust (+81%), price insensitivity (+81%), and customer acquisition (+19%). — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026 Smith has his fingerprints on every Canes acquisition in Cristobal’s four years here. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for acquisition

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accession

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In recent years, Turkey has played a spoiler within NATO, slowing down the accession of Sweden and Finland in 2023 and 2024.

— Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2026
Those years included major events including Prince Philip’s death in 2021, Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee festivities and her death months later in 2022, King Charles’ accession to the throne and later coronation in 2023.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

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