Example Sentences

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In a deal announced Friday morning, Netflix will be acquiring the Warner Bros. film and TV studio business for $72 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

Trafford looked shaky in the loss at home to Spurs, while whoever gets Donnarumma will be acquiring a high-class, proven and experienced operator.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

If the Lerner family sells the Washington Nationals in the near future, the buyers will be acquiring an enviable set of assets.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2022

The real challenge will be acquiring IP that isn't gated.

From The Verge • Oct. 25, 2021

In this way the student, while adding to his knowledge of the argument in detail, will be acquiring a larger grasp of the argument as a whole.

From Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College by Blakely, Gilbert Sykes