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procure

[proh-kyoor, pruh-] / proʊˈkjʊər, prə- /


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However, Israel's ministry of foreign affairs announced in May, external that it would procure another F-35 squadron.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Clinics and medspas, promising people transformational weight loss, have figured out how to procure and sell an experimental drug that hasn’t gotten through the government’s drug approval process, prompting serious safety concerns from authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

However, while its sanctions announced on Monday targeted some Chinese entities accused of helping Tehran procure "critical technology", Washington has so far held back from punishing major Chinese financial institutions.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

California law already bans a practice known as capping, in which non-attorneys directly solicit or procure clients to sign up for lawsuits with a law firm.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

“It seems to me,” he said, “we spend money enough in this house to procure at least one meal a day which a man could eat and retain his self-respect.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

China’s state-owned Yuntianhua Group, one of the country’s largest phosphate-fertilizer producers, depends on sulfur—the same globally traded raw material China procures from American companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

In one biblical tale, Jesus procures a large catch of fish, and promises his disciples an abundance of followers when he commands them to be “fishers of men.”

From National Geographic Jul. 26, 2023

Newman is a hoot: She tools around town in a dune buggy, procures lunch by stealing other people’s DoorDash orders and fakes IBS more than once to get out of a fix.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2023

The government's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, which procures the vaccine, has requested 5.5 million doses for delivery this year and the next, the company said.

From Reuters Aug. 18, 2022

When Celia procures him a black-and-white-striped paper bag of popcorn, he insists he wants caramel as well, and will not eat it plain.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Tehran procured the images both before and after the attack.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

“It was like a reality show all weekend,” said Mitchell, who procured the jet for McHale through family connections.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

It also lends the sandwich the air of something procured from a real cute deli, perhaps one with handwritten menu boards and expensive sparkling water.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Once procured, the infants were taken to a house in Pontianak where they were taken care of by hired nannies.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

“Come,” he said at last, “tell me of London and of the house which you have procured for me.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Working with its partners, ESA was responsible for developing and qualifying the Ariane 5 adaptations needed for the Webb mission and for procuring the launch service from Arianespace.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

The United States also accuses the company of procuring military-related goods from Russia and China.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Cady turns their lives into a trap of paranoia and, indeed, fear, while procuring plausible deniability to avoid consequences.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

A report prepared for Whitby councillors ahead of a debate on the issue in March cited "ethical and legal challenges" of procuring a new set of real whale bones.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

On one subject, however, Bathilda is well worth the effort I put into procuring Veritaserum, for she, and she alone, knows the full story of the best-kept secret of Albus Dumbledore’s life.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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