as in accession
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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This March, Campbell Soup completed its $2.7 billion acquisition of Rao's pasta sauce maker Sovos Brand.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
With the acquisition, CVS Health planned to capitalize on the federal government's interest in cutting costs and improving the health of people in its Medicare program.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
The acquisition represents a stark departure from the origins of Lex, which started as the Instagram page @personals in 2017.
—James Factora, Them, 30 Sep. 2024
United States Steel stock surged nearly 9% during Wednesday’s trading, recovering somewhat from more than a 30% correction in its price from the beginning of the year, after a revival in discussions around the company’s acquisition by Nippon Steel Corporation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
With the acquisition, CVS Health planned to capitalize on the federal government's interest in cutting costs and improving the health of people in its Medicare program.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
The acquisition represents a stark departure from the origins of Lex, which started as the Instagram page @personals in 2017.
—James Factora, Them, 30 Sep. 2024
United States Steel stock surged nearly 9% during Wednesday’s trading, recovering somewhat from more than a 30% correction in its price from the beginning of the year, after a revival in discussions around the company’s acquisition by Nippon Steel Corporation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Acquisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisition. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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