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Definition of obtainment

as in accession

something added to an existing supply moving required that we sort through the mountain of obtainments that comes from living in the same house for 30 years

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Since Charles’ accession in 2022, several Commonwealth realms have renewed discussions about becoming republics.

— Brooke N. Newman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
The violence taking place across Albania is a worrying sign for a country struggling to maintain its democracy and continue the path to EU accession.

— Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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The Vanquish Prime acquisition is therefore intended to strengthen the detection and tracking component of the wider defensive network rather than function as a standalone solution.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
While the acquisitions increase leverage, the analyst believes that Viper has enough capacity for opportunistic buybacks.

— TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

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