Below you will find example sentences with "billion acquisition". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Billion Acquisition in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: acquisition
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.6 words

Words in this phrase

billion acquisition

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • billion can mean: Either of two large amounts: Common word
  • acquisition can mean: The act or process of acquiring. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

1 3 billion acquisition of ohio 1× 1 4 billion acquisition of nuvia 1× 1 8 billion acquisition of neogames 1× 3 8 billion acquisition of spirit 1× 3 9 billion acquisition of primary 1× 68 7 billion acquisition being an 1× 68 7 billion acquisition deal with 1× 68 7 billion acquisition last week 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a federal judge 1× amazon acquired online 1× aristocrat hopes to 1× biotechnology giant amgen 1× geraghty assumes leadership 1× grothjan a nine 1×

Common sentence endings:

28 billion acquisition 1× acquisition munster said 1× acquisition of activision 1× and deal documents 1× aruba in 2015 1× billion acquisition plan 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

deal 6× federal 5× block 4× microsoft 4× last 4× year 4× judge 3× activision 3× based 3× inc 3× group 3× media 3×

Related phrases

estimated billion acquisition corp billion dollars roughly billion approximately billion billion pounds acquisition daily billion annually invested billion billion worldwide

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around acquisition:

acquisition corp 12× customer acquisition 4×

Just before it in the phrase index:

billie jean billboard chart bill murray bill gates bill clinton bill aimed

Just after it in the phrase index:

billion annually billion dollars billion pounds billion worldwide billionaire investor billy graham

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

billion dollars billion pounds billion annually billion worldwide

Same ending:

customer acquisition

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "billion acquisition" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 29.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 1 3 billion acquisition of ohio, 1 4 billion acquisition of nuvia, deal, federal and block stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with estimated billion, acquisition corp, billion dollars, acquisition corp and customer acquisition, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with billion acquisition

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

So Cisco () the other day made a $28 billion acquisition. (10 words)

A federal judge rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request to block Microsoft's planned $69 billion acquisition of Activision. (20 words)

Amazon acquired online pharmacy PillPack in 2018 and closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care tech platform last month. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The competition watchdog has flagged doubts about the sale of Suncorp's bank business and ANZ Banking Group and hopes a rush of last minute submissions from regional and agribusiness customers will help it make a call on the $5 billion acquisition plan. (43 words)

Geraghty assumes leadership at a pivotal moment for JetBlue, as the airline anticipates a federal judge’s ruling on its proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines—a move that would allow the airline to compete with the biggest U.S. airlines. (43 words)

Loudon is alleged to have listened in on several calls held by his wife, a now-former mergers and acquisitions manager at British oil and gas giant BP, discussing the $1.3 billion acquisition of Ohio-based TravelCenters of America. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

In May, Exxon closed its $60 billion acquisition of top U.S. shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources, which was the biggest acquisition in the latest consolidation wave.

Rather than attempt a megadeal like AT&T's $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, Verizon only spent about $9.5 billion in the past three years buying fading web giants.

A federal judge rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request to block Microsoft's planned $69 billion acquisition of Activision.

Amazon acquired online pharmacy PillPack in 2018 and closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care tech platform last month.

Aristocrat hopes to close on its $1.8 billion acquisition of NeoGames, an Israel-based technology provider for the online real money gaming industry, in the first half of 2024.

Biotechnology giant Amgen Inc. began talks with investors Tuesday about a potential jumbo bond deal to help finance its roughly $28 billion acquisition of Dublin-based Horizon Therapeutics, according to the company and deal documents.

Grothjan, a nine-year Aruba channel veteran known for her indefatigable partner commitment, played a key role in ensuring partner sales growth in the midst of HPE’s $3 billion acquisition of Aruba in 2015.

In September last year, UnitedHealth Group Inc. won court approval for its $7.8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare Inc., defeating a Justice Department lawsuit that had sought to block the deal.

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Microsoft cleared a major hurdle in its $68.7 billion acquisition last week when a federal judge sided with the Redmond company following a challenge from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to block the merger.

Second, Elon Musk has shown that making far more “significant” headcount cuts is a “plausible approach” after his $44 billion acquisition, Munster said.

So Cisco () the other day made a $28 billion acquisition.

That seemed a jaw dropping number until, less than a year later, Microsoft announced its $68.7 billion acquisition deal with Activision Blizzard.

The competition watchdog has flagged doubts about the sale of Suncorp's bank business and ANZ Banking Group and hopes a rush of last minute submissions from regional and agribusiness customers will help it make a call on the $5 billion acquisition plan.

The scale of the deal is evidenced in its potential price, with the reported $68.7 billion acquisition being an industry-topping figure, should the deal be finalized.

The Snapdragon Elite X, a product of Qualcomm’s $1.4 billion acquisition of Nuvia, is set to be available to consumers in the upcoming year.

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulatory agency voted to block Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Geraghty assumes leadership at a pivotal moment for JetBlue, as the airline anticipates a federal judge’s ruling on its proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines—a move that would allow the airline to compete with the biggest U.S. airlines.

In 2022, for example, in a kind of “F-around-and-find-out” moment, Musk’s criticism of Twitter morphed into a $US43 billion acquisition of the influential social media platform.

Loudon is alleged to have listened in on several calls held by his wife, a now-former mergers and acquisitions manager at British oil and gas giant BP, discussing the $1.3 billion acquisition of Ohio-based TravelCenters of America.

Shares of Paramount Global rose more than 13% in early trading Wednesday on news that the media mogul’s Allen Media Group made an unsolicited $30 billion acquisition offer to acquire the entertainment conglomerate.

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