procured

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How items are sold, deals are closed, or inputs are procured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 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

He said he procured legal representation and on Saturday “got in a car and drove 2,000 miles to Albuquerque.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

“And you procured a small annoying boy to replace her. So I see no point risking further half- bloods on a ridiculous rescue. The possibility is very great that this Annie girl is dead.”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan