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
Created in the 1940s to centralize federal real estate and procurement, the GSA is central to how the government manages its office footprint.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Defense and infrastructure advocates assert that tariffs also drive up the price of critical supplies, complicating procurement for national security and public projects.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Its human capital platform enables companies to manage workforce and HR processes, while the financials platform supports streamlining financial operations such as accounts payable, procurement and accounting.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
As Ukraine has shown with its drone industry, a flexible and decentralized procurement system and rapid innovation cycle are essential to producing the weapons of modern war.
—Dalibor Rohac, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Defense and infrastructure advocates assert that tariffs also drive up the price of critical supplies, complicating procurement for national security and public projects.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Its human capital platform enables companies to manage workforce and HR processes, while the financials platform supports streamlining financial operations such as accounts payable, procurement and accounting.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
As Ukraine has shown with its drone industry, a flexible and decentralized procurement system and rapid innovation cycle are essential to producing the weapons of modern war.
—Dalibor Rohac, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurement
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In 2023, Dimon oversaw JPMorgan’s acquisition of First Republic Bank, which increased its deposits by $92 billion and gave it a significant stock boost.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Second, Tesla’s training approach, shifting toward vision-only imitation learning from human camera data, represents a strategic attempt to scale skill acquisition without hand-crafting controllers for each task.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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If that deal goes through, ESPN may be more open to play ball with the NFL on a future media deal given the league’s minority ownership.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bids were judged mainly on whether the city had fans and if the ownership group was serious about running a standalone women’s team.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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King Charles continued the tradition shortly after his accession, sending the first round of birthday cards from the palace shortly after the death of Queen Elizabeth in September 2022.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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King Charles made William the Prince of Wales, the traditional title for the male heir to the throne, following his accession in September 2022, and Kate became the Princess of Wales in the same sweep.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurement. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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