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## PoolingService.acquire() method

Acquire a new instance

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
acquire(requestCtx?: Context): Promise<T>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  requestCtx | [Context](./context.context.md) | Optional request context, default to the owning context |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;T&gt;