- present participle of procure.
procuring
Example Sentences
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Working with its partners, ESA was responsible for developing and qualifying the Ariane 5 adaptations needed for the Webb mission and for procuring the launch service from Arianespace.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Cady turns their lives into a trap of paranoia and, indeed, fear, while procuring plausible deniability to avoid consequences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
A report prepared for Whitby councillors ahead of a debate on the issue in March cited "ethical and legal challenges" of procuring a new set of real whale bones.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
In the U.S., they have long been the cheapest and most common way of procuring green power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
On one subject, however, Bathilda is well worth the effort I put into procuring Veritaserum, for she, and she alone, knows the full story of the best-kept secret of Albus Dumbledore’s life.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
