procurement
noun
pro·cure·ment
prə-ˈkyu̇r-mənt 
prō-
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Reid is optimistic about Carney’s push to increase military spending and speed up procurement — a mandate the PM handed to the government’s new Defence Investment Agency, led by former RBC banker Doug Guzman.
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Christine Dobby, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
As part of her agreement to plead guilty, prosecutors will dismiss four felony counts of perjury, procurement or false or forged document to be filed, and two counts of not being entitled to vote in an election.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Henry Richardson, a senior analyst for WattTime and a member of one of the GHG Protocol’s working groups, said the new rules could stymie corporate clean energy procurement.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Under the agreement, roughly a third of the funds will go toward budgetary support for Ukraine’s government, while the remainder will be directed to defense, covering weapons procurement and expanding domestic arms production.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Christine Dobby, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
As part of her agreement to plead guilty, prosecutors will dismiss four felony counts of perjury, procurement or false or forged document to be filed, and two counts of not being entitled to vote in an election.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Henry Richardson, a senior analyst for WattTime and a member of one of the GHG Protocol’s working groups, said the new rules could stymie corporate clean energy procurement.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Under the agreement, roughly a third of the funds will go toward budgetary support for Ukraine’s government, while the remainder will be directed to defense, covering weapons procurement and expanding domestic arms production.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procurement. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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