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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acquired have" is not correct and usable in written English.
It appears to be a combination of two verbs that do not work together in this form.
Example: "I have acquired the necessary skills for the job."
Alternatives: "obtained" or "gained."
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Some 75% of the 251 properties acquired have been divested to traditional owners.
Not all of the pitchers the Yankees have acquired have been bad.
It's interesting — all the guys we've acquired have really, by and large, been pretty darn good.
Most of the production houses that ITV has acquired have been TV specialists but Big Talk has also made films starring the comedian and part owner, Simon Pegg.
The Huntington operations being acquired have deposits totaling $4.7 billion, loan assets of $2.7 billion and $860 million in trust assets under management.
Golden parachutes, those packages that reward top executives if their company is acquired, have attracted much attention from investors and public officials for more than two decades.
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Almost everyone in the companies we have acquired has stayed with us.
Interbrew said the inclusion of Bass, the British brewer it recently acquired, had helped its profit.
The independence judges then acquired had, by current norms, a limited meaning.
All 45 of its clients heeded its advice, although three, recently acquired, had Icelandic deposits already.
In Millennium's case, being acquired has meant more resources.
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