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procurement

[proh-kyoor-muhnt, pruh-] / proʊˈkjʊər mənt, prə- /
NOUN
obtainment
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Late last month, Bass and Lakers great Magic Johnson appeared together at an annual procurement “summit” at the Los Angeles Convention Center, to encourage small-business people to apply for work connected to the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Turkey also adopted new public procurement rules this year, Bolat said, which means "European suppliers and Turkish suppliers can -- and will be able to -- participate in public tenders under the same, equal conditions".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

“They have developed domestic manufacturing capabilities with artificial intelligence for drone and missile softwares, diversified their supply chains, accumulated operational experience, and established relationships with regional smugglers and international procurement networks,” Basha said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ukraine was caught unprepared for the jet-drone threat in part because of financial constraints that force it to choose between competing defense research-and-development and procurement priorities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

New ore deposits were discovered in western New Mexico, and procurement officials expressed high hopes for a scheme to extract uranium from phosphate processed by fertilizer manufacturers in Florida.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

By mid-2020, Peng “was no longer merely influencing the front end of procurements; she was requesting and managing a series of high-dollar Innive change orders herself,” the complaint states.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

The DPP budget includes up to about $30 billion of weapons procurements from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

The extensive list of procurements ranged from missiles to artillery, torpedoes, armoured vehicles, satellite systems and new uniforms as Berlin races to overhaul the long-neglected Bundeswehr.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

"These deals will further integrate the Saudi and US economies together, joint ventures in the kingdom, in the United States, procurements of American weapons and goods," says Mr Shihabi.

From BBC ● May 11, 2025

There were thousands of her citizens, full of health and talent, who adorned excesses of living by the tasteful procurements of wealth, and the highest accomplishments of mind.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various


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