procure

Example Sentences

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The Pentagon should use the money to procure systems necessary to support Indo-Pacific Commander Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Atkinson said: "Peter Wai was willing to procure or assist in unauthorised checks on the Police National Computer."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

US-Nigerian cooperation going forward will involve "the whole gamut of intel sharing, sharing... tactics, techniques, and procedures, as well as enabling them to procure more equipment," Brennan said.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Subsequent Chinese leaders have stepped up spending to procure foreign technology and support indigenous weapons development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

All we need do is procure a sample of, say, Phobos or a comet and examine its magnesium isotopes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan