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In 2021, the company relaunched those efforts, and has since acquired Quantum Circuits, a start-up focused on gate technology.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
In February, SpaceX acquired xAI, which operates the Grok chatbot.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
He conflated this with Greece’s S-300s, acquired in the 1990s to resolve a dispute over Cyprus, long before the relevant U.S. sanctions were adopted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones melted down on social media on Tuesday, after learning that his right-wing conspiracist media company Infowars will be acquired by satirical news site The Onion.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
At about the same time, the eyes on the wall acquired a new expression, and in every one of those staring rounds I saw written, DON’T GO HOME.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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Evolutionary Biology - Adaptation
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STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification
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