procuring

Example Sentences

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The new monochrome packages will go on sale in Japan May 25, Calbee said, blaming difficulties procuring raw materials such as naphtha, a petrochemical used in paints and inks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Vinh has previously projected Nvidia might have to lower production of its Rubin graphics-processing units in 2026 to around 1.5 million from a planned 2 million, due to delays in procuring sufficient high-bandwidth memory.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

U.S. companies procuring foreign goods and supplies have to pay more when the domestic currency is worth less.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

In 2022 the museum pushed its debut to 2025, attributing the decision to global supply-chain issues that made procuring construction materials difficult.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

It might even be that Dumbledore did not want anything to distract Harry from their lessons, or from procuring that memory from Slughorn.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling