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Prosecutors said the group -- whose initials SS match those of Adolf Hitler's paramilitary organisation the Schutzstaffel -- had procured fatigues, combat helmets, gas masks and bullet-proof vests.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

As she took in the view, a photographer and a drone appeared, she said, and Fitzpatrick was asking her to marry him and presenting a ring he had procured from her family’s longtime jeweler.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

As part of the U.S. occupying forces in the city, the seller’s grandfather had procured the hefty Continental typewriter for his own while sweeping through what remained of Wehrkreis headquarters.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

Sentencing him at Canterbury Crown Court, the judge, Mr Justice Johnson, said the "primary responsibility" for the offences lay with people smugglers who had procured a "wholly unsafe and unsatisfactory" vessel.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

They said he had procured a wand of immense power.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling