procured

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The carrier, which procured the parts via its suppliers, found fraudulent components on 28 of its engines, and incurred close to $30 million in costs from removing aircraft from service and repairing the turbines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Even without such overt leading of a witness, courts in many places, including Florida, one of America’s leading death penalty states, have questioned “the reliability of statements procured by way of hypnosis.”

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Authorities did not say who had owned the previously seized guns, or how the suspect procured the weapons used in the shooting.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The doses are financed by Gavi, but procured and delivered to countries by UNICEF.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The monster rummaged through his pockets and procured a filthy handkerchief.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood