Example Sentences
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Police caught the woman and, upon inspecting her phone, found she had procured dozens more babies for adoption in Singapore and Indonesia.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Before that, Pelinka hit another home run with Austin Reaves; a four-bagger so deep that Doncic’s undrafted backcourt-mate has now procured the proverbial bag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
How items are sold, deals are closed, or inputs are procured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Even without such overt leading of a witness, courts in many places, including Florida, one of America’s leading death penalty states, have questioned “the reliability of statements procured by way of hypnosis.”
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026
Cool in that he had his own rockery style, procured from thrift stores and garage sales, not from Urban Outfitters knockoffs.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
