procurement
noun
pro·cure·ment
prə-ˈkyu̇r-mənt 
prō-
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Musk’s influence, amplified by DOGE and his high-profile decisions, has made efficiency—particularly procurement efficiency—aspirational.
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Eric Steele, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent calls in China to limit procurement of U.S. chips and related claims that American chips are 'no longer safe or reliable' are particularly troubling.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Trump would be happy to return the Pentagon, the biggest bureaucracy of them all, to its roots — center it around the needs of warfighters, and tear down and rebuild a broken procurement system.
—Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
As the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China heats up, the PLA Navy has also seen a drastic increase in the procurement of warships and other weapons, providing ample opportunities for corruption, said Victor Shih, a political science professor at the University of San Diego.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Eric Steele, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent calls in China to limit procurement of U.S. chips and related claims that American chips are 'no longer safe or reliable' are particularly troubling.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Trump would be happy to return the Pentagon, the biggest bureaucracy of them all, to its roots — center it around the needs of warfighters, and tear down and rebuild a broken procurement system.
—Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
As the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China heats up, the PLA Navy has also seen a drastic increase in the procurement of warships and other weapons, providing ample opportunities for corruption, said Victor Shih, a political science professor at the University of San Diego.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procurement. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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