procured

Example Sentences

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Sahand says he also knows people who have been arrested for accessing or owning one - none of them procured the device through him.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Eyyub, based in a Moscow office tower, flew around on a pair of private jets procured from an Estonian businessman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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

He said he procured legal representation and on Saturday “got in a car and drove 2,000 miles to Albuquerque.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

At first we starved; the second day, I procured some tallow candles for Bono, Nsia, Olakunde, and myself, and we ate them with thanks.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson