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Before its services can run, Virgin still needs to procure a rolling stock of trains for the route, gain access to other rail networks and obtain safety approvals from British and European Union authorities.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

In 1972, mysterious mafia members came into the restaurant to ask Tana to procure early-screening tickets for “The Godfather.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Remote towns and villages aren’t connected to the road system, so they pay hefty premiums to procure gasoline, heating oil and diesel for cranking out electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Later that month, the Defense Department announced a $9.7 billion blanket purchase agreement with Dell subsidiary Dell Federal Systems to “enable customers to procure Microsoft software licenses, cloud subscriptions and Software Assurance.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

All we need do is procure a sample of, say, Phobos or a comet and examine its magnesium isotopes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The company’s IPO filing includes a lengthy warning that it procures nearly all of its necessary services and components on a purchase-order basis without long-term agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

In one biblical tale, Jesus procures a large catch of fish, and promises his disciples an abundance of followers when he commands them to be “fishers of men.”

From National Geographic ● Jul. 26, 2023

Dr Chenney, who works at Pure Perfection Clinic in Wrexham, said people still associated cosmetic procures with "overfilled lips" like some celebrities..

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2022

The government's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, which procures the vaccine, has requested 5.5 million doses for delivery this year and the next, the company said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2022

When Celia procures him a black-and-white-striped paper bag of popcorn, he insists he wants caramel as well, and will not eat it plain.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

“We tend to assume their resilience and capabilities are externally procured when, in fact, much of that power is locally produced,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

It also lends the sandwich the air of something procured from a real cute deli, perhaps one with handwritten menu boards and expensive sparkling water.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Upward of 6,000 Malawians were also gathered this month in a Durban park, waiting their turn to board buses that their embassy procured to take them home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

According to the military investigator, the suspects are alleged to have procured vehicles, including SUVs, for their operation.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Fujiko cleaned rooms there for three years, until one day Hisao came home with the news that he had procured jobs for them with the National Cannery Company.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Working with its partners, ESA was responsible for developing and qualifying the Ariane 5 adaptations needed for the Webb mission and for procuring the launch service from Arianespace.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

She’s tried to replicate the experience in Sarasota, by importing Italian pastas and flours and procuring French butter from specialty stores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Cady turns their lives into a trap of paranoia and, indeed, fear, while procuring plausible deniability to avoid consequences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

A report prepared for Whitby councillors ahead of a debate on the issue in March cited "ethical and legal challenges" of procuring a new set of real whale bones.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

It might even be that Dumbledore did not want anything to distract Harry from their lessons, or from procuring that memory from Slughorn.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling