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This market asks whether a U.S. agency or department will actually acquire an equity instrument in Google by December 31, 2026; antitrust action or a forced corporate change alone would not count. The available research reports no company-specific agreement or completed acquisition, and the recent antitrust remedy ruling did not result in government ownership. External sentiment did not provide a directly matching Google contract, so the quote reflects the very limited remaining time and lack of evidence of a transaction rather than a precise crowd anchor. A last-minute policy shift remains possible, but the evidence supports a low probability.
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