procuring

Example Sentences

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The new monochrome packages will go on sale in Japan May 25, Calbee said, blaming difficulties procuring raw materials such as naphtha, a petrochemical used in paints and inks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Vinh has previously projected Nvidia might have to lower production of its Rubin graphics-processing units in 2026 to around 1.5 million from a planned 2 million, due to delays in procuring sufficient high-bandwidth memory.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

U.S. companies procuring foreign goods and supplies have to pay more when the domestic currency is worth less.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

He figured out that procuring a steady supply of books through garage sales was hard, so he developed Cash Books Now, a website for college students to sell their textbooks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

“Oh! my dear, we cannot begin too early; you are not aware of the difficulty of procuring exactly the desirable thing.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen