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acquisitions

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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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Recent Examples of acquisitions His comments came as the MIA Market in Rome kicked off with a panel on European producers collaborating in an EU-wide audiovisual policy amid a global business upended by consolidation and acquisitions of European companies by American rivals. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Even now, the shop floor must sign off on the imprint’s acquisitions and covers. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The telecom graveyard of pivots, bad ideas, and failed acquisitions is vast. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 In its first earnings report as a public company in August, Bending Spoons said revenue more than doubled from a year earlier to over $700 million, with growth almost entirely driven by acquisitions, while net income climbed 171% to $177 million. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026 For Radiance founder Francesco Simeoni, the acquisitions are the culmination of years of efforts to secure films largely unavailable in Britain. — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A )team may be going through request for proposal (RFP) processes and testing what systems or services will actually cost once the business is operating independently. — Simon Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Publix’s real estate footprint The Miami-Dade acquisitions add to a series of shopping plazas purchases by Publix across Florida. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 The five 2026 Art Collectors’ Council acquisitions span the 16th to the 21st centuries and encompass a range of media. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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accessions

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Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025

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