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How to use the word acquisition in a Sentence?

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It seems like they went above and beyond [with layoffs] and, to an extent, they had to because Musk overpaid for an acquisition where the debt that he’s got to pay off is significant, it’s an unfortunate situation.

Angelo Zino

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The FTC’s investigation of Amazon’s acquisition of One Medical continues, the commission will continue to look at possible harms to competition created by this merger, as well as possible harms to consumers that may result from Amazon’s control and use of sensitive consumer health information held by One Medical.

The FTC

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The team is gone, the researchers who were signed up to the program have heard nothing from the company in months, since Musk’s acquisition.

Rebekah Tromble

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power. Consequently those who live under the dominion of Puritanism become exceedingly desirous of power. Now love of power does far more harm than love of drink or any of the other vices against which Puritans protest. Of course, in virtuous people love of power camouflages itself as love of doing good, but this makes very little difference to its social effects. It merely means that we punish our victims for being wicked, instead of for being our enemies. In either case, tyranny and war result. Moral indignation is one of the most harmful forces in the modern world, the more so as it can always be diverted to sinister uses by those who control propaganda.

Bertrand Russell

added by Normando
1 year ago

I do think it was not correct to ban Donald Trump, I think Digital World Acquisition Corp. was a mistake, i would reverse the perma-ban. ... We should not have perma-bans.

Elon Musk

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We expect and think it's appropriate for regulators to take a close look at this acquisition, we have been clear about how we plan to run our gaming business and why we believe the deal will benefit gamers, developers, and the industry.

Lisa Tanzi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There are funds available for investment in the acquisition of agricultural commodities, which can then be given to food banks, it really is a question of prioritization.

Vince Hall

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If I’m Discovery, I’m not taking on current legal liabilities that may come out of the existence. I’m writing that into the acquisition that, look, ATT, that’s still on you, i’m sure their lawyers are negotiating all of that right now.

Justin Danhof

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I confirmed our intent to honor all existing agreements upon acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation, sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship.

Phil Spencer

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Our planned acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne would have benefitted the entire industry through greater efficiency, speed, and significant cost reductions for the U.S. government, however, we determined that in light of the FTC's actions, terminating the transaction is in the best interest of our stakeholders.

Lockheed Martin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Regulators don't typically get all that concerned about a company becoming number three, but we're not in the world of 2018 or 2019, it's 2022. And we recognize there will be more scrutiny of any large acquisition that is being made by a large tech company. So I think that it really behooves us to step forward quickly and proactively and be very transparent about how we will manage this business, with a clear eye toward the competition law issues and responsibilities that we have.

President Brad Smith

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There are a lot of emerging companies and established companies that could benefit from the Andretti Acquisition.Read MoreBrown brand.

Zak Brown

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We’re a recruiting and talent acquisition solutions provider, i work with a variety of companies on a national basis, but with a heavy emphasis in Chicago, and we help companies hire great talent.

Matt Massucci

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This is going to be groundbreaking in terms of X-ray data acquisition, we'll be analyzing the results for decades to come.

Martin Weisskopf

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Today, Black Friday has turned into more than a month-long event, with retailers looking at it as a huge customer acquisition event.

Jay Myers

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think there is a concern that the proposed Special Purpose Acquisition Companies regime for Hong Kong is less competitive than that in other jurisdictions, while the Stock Exchange is understandably putting in place these safeguards to prevent abuse and market manipulation, there is perhaps room for relaxation in some areas as retail investors are excluded from investing until the de-SPAC completes.

Vivian Yiu

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

All the sectors across the nine verticals we are operating (in), we are looking for an acquisition, there are a few billion dollars of acquisitions we are looking at.

Syed Basar Shueb

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Enterprises communicate with their customers primarily through the contact center, and we believe this acquisition creates a leading customer engagement platform that will help redefine how companies of all sizes connect with their customers.

Eric Yuan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Without that, various communities could sponsor their own laws governing firearms acquisition, sales, use and storage, and all of that. And law-abiding citizens from other parts of the state would be breaking the law just by passing through some of these communities, that's why no other city has successfully done what the mayor is proposing to do.

Sam Paredes

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If it's not this deal that's being reported in various outlets, it could be any other deal, the point is to have an understanding with management that transcends any new acquisition.

Ariel Shapiro

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I'm not favoring anybody over anybody, i'm just making a statement that's a broad statement... avoid crowds of any type no matter where you are, because that leads to the acquisition and transmission. And I don't judge one crowd versus another crowd.

Anthony Fauci

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

For Nadella Co, this is the right acquisition at the right time with Microsoft doubling down on its healthcare initiatives over the coming years, the Nuance deal is a strategic no brainer.

Dan Ives

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Competitiveness is about more than how U.S.-headquartered companies fare against other companies in global merger and acquisition bids.

Janet Yellen

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We're working with G20 nations to agree to a global minimum corporate tax rate that can stop the race to the bottom. Together, we can use global minimum tax to make sure that the global economy thrives, based on a more level playing field in the taxation of multinational corporations and spurs innovation, growth and prosperity, competitiveness is about more than how U.S.-headquartered companies fare against other companies in global merger and acquisition bids.

Janet Yellen

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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