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procurement

[proh-kyoor-muhnt, pruh‑] / proʊˈkjʊər mənt, prə‑ /
NOUN
obtainment
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Idemitsu is likely to benefit from strong crude procurement and surplus export capacity, Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

It could take months before the deal yields new barrels, and the administration hasn’t explained exactly how the procurement would work.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

His proposals will not necessarily affect the operation of the national health boards that run the Scottish ambulance service or those that provide procurement and other support to the NHS.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

A second sanction imposed by the Pentagon on the same day, based on public procurement regulations, remains in effect pending a court ruling in Washington, where a judge refused to suspend the measure in April.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

No sooner had Sherwood Butler, the laboratory’s head of procurement, set the final brick on a new building than his brother, Melvin, set about filling it with new employees.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

By mid-2020, Peng “was no longer merely influencing the front end of procurements; she was requesting and managing a series of high-dollar Innive change orders herself,” the complaint states.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

The DPP budget includes up to about $30 billion of weapons procurements from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

The extensive list of procurements ranged from missiles to artillery, torpedoes, armoured vehicles, satellite systems and new uniforms as Berlin races to overhaul the long-neglected Bundeswehr.

From Barron's Dec. 17, 2025

When asked whether it was struggling to find ports who would agree to moor the barges, the Home Office said it did not comment on "ongoing procurements".

From BBC Jan. 18, 2024

There were thousands of her citizens, full of health and talent, who adorned excesses of living by the tasteful procurements of wealth, and the highest accomplishments of mind.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various




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