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The phrase "acquiring a skill" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the process of learning or developing a particular ability or expertise in a specific area.
Example: "She dedicated countless hours to acquiring a skill in graphic design, which ultimately helped her land a job in the industry."
Alternatives: "developing a skill" or "gaining a skill".
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Acquiring a skill is a great incentive to work, but when the wages are less than £100 a week before travel costs and bills, the attraction diminishes.
Learning to bake didn't seem to me to be about acquiring a skill, so much as realising I could be liberated from the constraints of who I thought I was, and what I thought I could do.
There was no time to go into the deeper reasons for my disgraceful failing: "My mother, who runs a no more than marginally profitable grocery, was unfortunately so chronically short of funds that she could not afford to buy me a bicycle, new or used, thus preventing me from acquiring a skill that might now possibly save my life......
I like the problem solving, the sense of a whole and the feeling of acquiring a skill.
We have witnessed how acquiring a skill and the hope of landing a decent job or pursuing an education restores self-confidence.
Acquiring a skill which helps a young person find a decent job or start a business benefits not just the individual, but the entire family.
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He was not able to acquire a skill.
All the while, you'll acquire a skill.
When you acquire a skill, you don't have a durable possession.
In addition, we expect each to acquire a skill useful in their career.
The military have been using it for their snipers to reduce the time it takes them to acquire a skill.
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