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procurement

[proh-kyoor-muhnt, pruh‑] / proʊˈkjʊər mənt, prə‑ /
NOUN
obtainment
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First, PJM plans to run an extra procurement starting late September that would offer capacity payments for additional power sources with terms of up to 15 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

However, he lowers sales forecasts for 2028 and beyond, citing shifting German procurement priorities that could weigh on Rheinmetall.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Japan decided in April to lift its self-imposed ban on weapons exports, but the white paper highlighted problems in the country's production base that could jeopardise procurement and innovation.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

In a further step, Burnham has said the public procurement process, used to decide how to spend taxpayer cash, will favour companies offering 45-day work placements.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

This led to the first major procurement crisis of Groves’s tenure.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The committee has to sign off on any substantial defence procurements.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

The DPP budget includes up to about $30 billion of weapons procurements from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

When asked whether it was struggling to find ports who would agree to moor the barges, the Home Office said it did not comment on "ongoing procurements".

From BBC Jan. 18, 2024

He predicted that a situation like last September — when the grid hit record-high demand, at about 52,000 megawatts — could likely be managed with the state’s contingency resources and additional market procurements.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2023

There were thousands of her citizens, full of health and talent, who adorned excesses of living by the tasteful procurements of wealth, and the highest accomplishments of mind.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various




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