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The phrase "acquire a used" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of obtaining a second-hand item or product.
Example: "I decided to acquire a used car to save money on my purchase."
Alternatives: "purchase a pre-owned" or "obtain a second-hand".
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It's best to use a phone that you don't need on a regular basis; you may be able to acquire a used phone from a friend or from a used-phone retailer.
He could plan to acquire a used car once he'd arrived in Kentucky.
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Transmitted light images were acquired using a 100 W Halogen lamp as an illumination source.
A z-stack image series was acquired using an LSM 510META NLO microscope (Carl-Zeiss Inc).
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Confocal images were acquired using a LSM700 confocal microscope (Zeiss).
Images were acquired using a Zeiss LSM 780 confocal microscope.
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