acquire
verb (used with object), ac·quired, ac·quir·ing.
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Contemporary Examples of acquiring
The last federal position he held was Inmate--he served more than eight years for his inventive approach to acquiring money.
You spend three or more hours per day reading about, acquiring or preparing certain kinds of food you believe to be “pure.”
“Juan Carlos has always been slightly obsessed by acquiring money,” says one member of Madrid society.
Acquiring the first license and making the first sale Tuesday morning is crucial on several levels, he says.
At least the old elites learned to sail and row while acquiring proof of their right to rule.
Historical Examples of acquiring
But the perception of "how to do it" is precisely what most of us have been acquiring.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
The expectation of acquiring a competent fortune did not last long.
The Life of Horatio Lord NelsonRobert Southey
Gauss also devoted much of his time to acquiring the ancient and modern languages.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
About every other method of acquiring the Christian experiences there is a "perhaps."
Pax VobiscumHenry Drummond
As a preliminary to acquiring it is he to be shut out from the society of his fellows?
Shelley, Godwin and Their CircleH. N. Brailsford