as in acquisition
the act of obtaining (something)
The museum is touting the procurement of several recently discovered artifacts.
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Recent Examples of procurement
What To Know The construction procurement milestone allows Estonia's 215-kilometer portion of Rail Baltica to proceed, though the final construction relies on Latvia and Lithuania also delivering their segments of the rail.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Driving the contract renegotiations are a series of executive orders from President Donald Trump, who has moved to consolidate purchasing in the GSA, encourage the use of more off-the-shelf products and overhaul federal procurement regulations.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The summit on May 19 centered for the time being around a defense pact, cybersecurity cooperation and joint defense investment/procurement, EU access to British waters for fish.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
While the state's previous protocol included pages of detailed instructions on procurement, storage, testing and transfer for the chemicals, the new protocol has just one page outlining details for pentobarbital.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Driving the contract renegotiations are a series of executive orders from President Donald Trump, who has moved to consolidate purchasing in the GSA, encourage the use of more off-the-shelf products and overhaul federal procurement regulations.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The summit on May 19 centered for the time being around a defense pact, cybersecurity cooperation and joint defense investment/procurement, EU access to British waters for fish.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
While the state's previous protocol included pages of detailed instructions on procurement, storage, testing and transfer for the chemicals, the new protocol has just one page outlining details for pentobarbital.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurement
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The acquisition expands Reynolds’ international sports holdings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 June 2025
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Essentially, the potential new acquisition could battle for leftover minutes with Endrick, who enjoyed little prominence on Ancelotti’s watch at Real Madrid but will probably be reunited with him on international duty for Brazil upon his return from injury.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Nunes took ownership of the 145-pound crown with a first-round knockout of Cris Cyborg, who had not tasted defeat in over 13 years.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Sony Music Publishing will take ownership of Hipgnosis Songs Group, Variety has confirmed.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Populists seized upon it to argue that China’s 2001 accession to the World Trade Organization caused millions of job losses in the U.S. and social disintegration.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
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The Prince of Wales' visit to the Army Air Corps was meaningful as his first visit to the regiments as honorary colonel, a position King Charles held for 32 years and appointed William to in August 2023 in a reshuffling of royal roles following his accession to the throne.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurement. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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