The phrase "acquired around the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that was obtained or gained during a specific time period or context.
Example: "The knowledge I acquired around the time of my internship has been invaluable in my career."
Alternatives: "obtained during" or "gained around".
So the agencies he acquired around the world had to be right.
The increasingly rich Petiot collected their money and possessions, which he stashed at several properties he had somehow acquired around the Nazi-dominated city.
Environmental and recreational groups last week completed a $1.7 million purchase of 2,100 acres in Ulster County, bringing to 16,783 acres the total pristine forest land acquired around the Shawangunks since 1985.
Not long ago, John Paulson, another wealthy investment fund manager, disclosed owning 50 million Yahoo shares, which he acquired around the time that Microsoft made its takeover approach in late January.
Mr. Greenberg, who appeared to hold a special cachet as a spokesman for globalization because of the symbolism that McDonald's outlets have acquired around the world, said he knew that what he was about to say might be deemed provocative, but that "oftentimes the perception about global anger is somewhat different from the reality".
A maximum tensile strain of 0.65 ± 0.01% in (110) SiNMs was calculated from XRD scans and confirmed by Equation 1. Figure3a shows XRD θ − 2θ scans acquired around the (220) reflection of a 14.5-nm Si/47-nm Si0.
Were you to explain to an aunt in St . Louiswhat it is like to arrive home from grocery shopping to a third-floor walk-up with a stroller and a 15-month-old in January, she would first feel profoundly sorry for you and then send listings for the grand real estate you could easily acquire around the Mississippi River for the price of your 1,050 square feet here.
Microsoft acquired around 4,700 employees in the country when it purchased substantial assets from Nokia, a deal that closed in April.
The London gallery has acquired around eight million of the 100 million porcelain reproductions.
"Hercules and Achelous," painted in 1590 by the Dutch master Cornelis van Haarlem, was acquired around 1925 by the Potschien family, collectors from Berlin.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development said that the building, which in March was cited by the city for dozens of violations, was among 450 troubled buildings that the agency acquired around 2004.
