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
Huffman will establish and lead the Oak View Group global procurement team, leveraging scale and maximizing the value that vendors can bring to the business.
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Other duties include overseeing administrative tasks, including reporting, procurements and participation in special projects.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
In pilot programs and procurement meetings, GenAI is being evaluated not as a sci-fi curiosity but as a pragmatic tool for paperwork-heavy bureaucracies.
—Arpan Saxena, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
In particular, the bill would take Connecticut electricity procurement away from the ISO New England auction by allowing Eversource and UI to purchase electricity continuously year-round.
—David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Other duties include overseeing administrative tasks, including reporting, procurements and participation in special projects.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
In pilot programs and procurement meetings, GenAI is being evaluated not as a sci-fi curiosity but as a pragmatic tool for paperwork-heavy bureaucracies.
—Arpan Saxena, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
In particular, the bill would take Connecticut electricity procurement away from the ISO New England auction by allowing Eversource and UI to purchase electricity continuously year-round.
—David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurement
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In that case, Israel would remain on its own to face the possibility of Iranian covert nuclear acquisition.—
Robert A. Pape,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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The exec, as global head of acquisitions for BBC Studios and UKTV, delivered a raft of global deals with a number of studios.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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Form a governance council with IT, compliance and operations to ensure data ownership, accountability and consistent standards.—
Diganta Sengupta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Which suggests to me that Magic, who is now part of the Dodgers’ ownership group, learned quite well from Dr. Buss.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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The King's cousins Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester and Prince Richard's wife, Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester, also stepped out on the terrace of the royal residence and have supported the King at every Trooping since his accession in September 2022.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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Uzbekistan is making significant progress toward World Trade Organization accession (a game changer for its international trade aspirations), and its digital economy, underpinned by compelling tax and regulatory incentives, is achieving exponential growth.—
Djasur Djumaev,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurement. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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