as in accessions
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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Often, the preseason games allow coaches to give newer roster members, including rookies and offseason acquisitions, some playing time in a game setting.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
In other acquisitions news, BlackRock is reportedly nearing a deal to purchase data center builder Aligned Data Centers for a whopping $40 billion, as demand for the facilities that power AI skyrockets.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
But in the meantime, the big acquisitions left Oxy with a much greater debt load, especially going into the pandemic in 2020.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Ryan Helsley Gregory Soto Tyler Rogers Cedric Mullins All four of the Mets’ trade deadline acquisitions are ineligible to receive the QO because they were traded in-season.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Notable technology industry analyst Dan Ives says Big Tech companies and private equity firms are gearing up to make a flurry of acquisitions to stay ahead in the AI arms race.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
So, that leaves two positions, and there’s a good chance they’ll be filled by offseason acquisitions.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
The acquisitions will inform future exhibition programs at Shanghai’s West Bund Museum X Centre Pompidou in Shanghai, a cultural collaboration set up in 2019.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
Freling was a mergers and acquisitions lawyer who practiced in Houston and later Dallas.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
In other acquisitions news, BlackRock is reportedly nearing a deal to purchase data center builder Aligned Data Centers for a whopping $40 billion, as demand for the facilities that power AI skyrockets.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
But in the meantime, the big acquisitions left Oxy with a much greater debt load, especially going into the pandemic in 2020.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Ryan Helsley Gregory Soto Tyler Rogers Cedric Mullins All four of the Mets’ trade deadline acquisitions are ineligible to receive the QO because they were traded in-season.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Notable technology industry analyst Dan Ives says Big Tech companies and private equity firms are gearing up to make a flurry of acquisitions to stay ahead in the AI arms race.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
So, that leaves two positions, and there’s a good chance they’ll be filled by offseason acquisitions.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
The acquisitions will inform future exhibition programs at Shanghai’s West Bund Museum X Centre Pompidou in Shanghai, a cultural collaboration set up in 2019.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
Freling was a mergers and acquisitions lawyer who practiced in Houston and later Dallas.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Acquisitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisitions. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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