procure
verb (used with object)
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means.
has been procuring
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present perfect progressiveof procure (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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She has been procuring the stuff for the last three years.
From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker
For nearly ten years Mrs. Roberts has been procuring all the living specimens of the thylacine that money could buy, and attempting to breed them at her private zoo.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
