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
Noun
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The team has seen great success since the acquisition, and its growth has been chronicled in the FX series Welcome to Wrexham.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
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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The resources and capital injections that the new ownership group is slated to provide could help the squad return to glory and better compete against its longtime crosstown foe Celtic, which has dominated the heated rivalry over the last decade.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
30 May 2025
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The behind-the-scenes finances of the Royals’ ownership group and the team’s ability to get large private loans to cover the costs of building a new stadium is private information.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Among the Kremlin's demands are the annexation of four Ukrainian regions -- plus the retention of Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014 -- Ukrainian demilitarization and a permanent block on the country's accession to NATO.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
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The accession to the CPTPP of the United Kingdom, now a close strategic partner of Japan, in 2024 should give Japan valuable policy support in its efforts to keep global trade channels open.—
Robert Ward,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurement. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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