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
At the Department of Defense, procurement reform is especially important.
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Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
And in 1949, lawmakers created the General Services Administration to handle procurement, building contracts, and other service functions.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
Green Hydrogen market may move to the next phase too, with more procurement tenders in Asia (following Europe’s leadership in 2024) and early set of projects entering construction stage.
—Sumant Sinha, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
If SpaceX and other contractors prove unwilling to comply with these requirements, then Congress, NASA, and the Space Force should look elsewhere for their space procurement needs.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
And in 1949, lawmakers created the General Services Administration to handle procurement, building contracts, and other service functions.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
Green Hydrogen market may move to the next phase too, with more procurement tenders in Asia (following Europe’s leadership in 2024) and early set of projects entering construction stage.
—Sumant Sinha, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
If SpaceX and other contractors prove unwilling to comply with these requirements, then Congress, NASA, and the Space Force should look elsewhere for their space procurement needs.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for procurement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurement
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MedTech sales growth was led by the cardiovascular business, up 24% y-o-y to $2.1 billion, led by the impact of the Shockwave Medical acquisition in May last year.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The company did not raise any capital during the quarter and continues to focus on its business plan, which includes acquisitions of operating companies.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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Much of the hotel's current furnishings are holdovers from its time as the SLS Brickell, but Dua Miami general manager Leslie Weil says ownership is planning several upgrades in the coming year.—
Mariette Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Jan. 2025
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In other words TikTok, like nearly all Chinese technological companies, already has American ownership.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Even if China did support U.S. accession, Beijing’s membership in the pact would make Washington more hesitant to sign up, out of concern that China was not fully complying with existing standards and would be in a position to dominate future rule setting.—
Elizabeth Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Debt is but the accession of resources now in return for the return of resources in the future, plus interest.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurement. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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