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As part of an initiative with the World Bank, the PMD is procuring new radars and automatic weather stations, as well as working to improve its short-term modelling.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

Additionally, the announcement said ESA is procuring an alternative flight opportunity with “a commercial service provider” to test the agency’s Pilot-D for precision landing and hazard avoidance.

From Scientific American • Apr. 25, 2022

He said he has one staff person whose full-time job now is procuring tests; the state is also working with another manufacturer to diversify supply.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021

“I applaud Mayor Garcia for taking some leadership in all this, but the challenge is procuring the equipment to stack that high,” Matt Schrap said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021

But our principal difficulty is procuring licenses to perform.”

From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison