procure
verb (used with object)
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means.
are procuring
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present progressiveof procure.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Clinics and medspas, promising people transformational weight loss, are procuring and selling an experimental drug that hasn’t gotten through government approval, prompting serious safety concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Together with local associations and volunteers, Ms Williams has joined a group of about 100 people who are procuring and delivering aid to communities in the Al Haouz Province.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023
“These trainsets ensure that we are procuring the latest generation of high-speed trains for this first-in-the-nation project,” agency Chief Executive Brian Kelly said in a release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
In Africa, its officials say they are procuring tests and urging governments to step up testing for the disease.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
Murillo, Plate 83, has selected the moment when the multitude is being seated "by companies upon the green grass," and the disciples are procuring the loaves and fishes from the lad.
From The Great Painters' Gospel Pictures Representing Scenes and Incidents in the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Henry Turner Bailey
