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

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

The 35 year-old man, named only as Fadel Z, in line with German privacy laws, is charged with having played a key role in procuring products for Hezbollah's drone programme.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Every small effort at hygiene was magnified by hours of labor spent procuring the simplest elements: water, heat, anything that might pass for disinfectant.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver