procured

Example Sentences

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The tariff requires Microsoft to directly pay for all the infrastructure upgrades and power procured by the utility necessary to serve its energy load.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Eyyub, based in a Moscow office tower, flew around on a pair of private jets procured from an Estonian businessman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Even without such overt leading of a witness, courts in many places, including Florida, one of America’s leading death penalty states, have questioned “the reliability of statements procured by way of hypnosis.”

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Authorities did not say who had owned the previously seized guns, or how the suspect procured the weapons used in the shooting.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

And when the Graphic View II arrived, procured secondhand from a classified ad, well loved and packed into its own case like an expensive violin, Mia knew this would be true.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng