procured

Example Sentences

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According to the military investigator, the suspects are alleged to have procured vehicles, including SUVs, for their operation.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The tariff requires Microsoft to directly pay for all the infrastructure upgrades and power procured by the utility necessary to serve its energy load.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

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

Cool in that he had his own rockery style, procured from thrift stores and garage sales, not from Urban Outfitters knockoffs.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman