Example Sentences

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“We were buying transactions for $40 and making $20 margin on each transaction, then you would say, well, that’s great because we are acquiring a customer,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Cybersecurity firms are acquiring identity and monitoring technologies to address agent security, which is becoming a critical aspect of their work.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

This code must include a checklist of questions which prospective dog owners should ask of themselves and of the person they are acquiring the animal from.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

“We are acquiring the goose that is laying the golden eggs.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2023

Consider, for example, the facts which we are acquiring on the subject of personality and what it means.

From The Book of Life by Sinclair, Upton