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
In India, which now accounts for 22 percent of global cotton production, female smallholder cotton farmers were certified as organic producers with the support of training programs, local procurement hubs and secure pricing mechanisms, with a 10 percent price premium for their cotton.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
The California Public Utilities Commission can require utilities to accelerate resource procurement through its proposed Reliable and Clean Power Procurement Program.
—Mike O’Boyle, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Any resource, such as social security funds and foreign direct investment, proceeds from mineral and energy extraction, military procurement expenditures, and development aid, may be diverted with impunity.
—Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
In 2020, tens of thousands of Indian farmers had protested for more than a year after the Indian government introduced laws reducing government procurement and allowing in the free market.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 30 July 2025
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
The California Public Utilities Commission can require utilities to accelerate resource procurement through its proposed Reliable and Clean Power Procurement Program.
—Mike O’Boyle, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Any resource, such as social security funds and foreign direct investment, proceeds from mineral and energy extraction, military procurement expenditures, and development aid, may be diverted with impunity.
—Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
In 2020, tens of thousands of Indian farmers had protested for more than a year after the Indian government introduced laws reducing government procurement and allowing in the free market.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurement
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Last Tuesday, reliever Brock Stewart, their lone bullpen acquisition at the trade deadline, recorded a hold with one scoreless inning against the Blue Jays and promptly went on the IL with shoulder inflammation.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Peg that to the wonky economics of the acquisition business nowadays and the rift between production cost and sales prices.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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Taking ownership when things are difficult sets the tone for the rest of the organization.—
Lynn O'Leary,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Bears ownership is structured more as a family business than a modern ownership group, and as Sportico previously reported, both the McCaskey and Ryan families had some sort of first refusal rights on McKenna’s stake.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Swingle’s accession was by no means the first such shipment sent to the US from points East.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
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At the time of China’s accession to the WTO, in 2001, there was reason to believe that Beijing was on an irreversible path toward market reform and liberalization.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurement. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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