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inventory

[in-vuhn-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈɪn vənˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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The principles in the roadmap and the document seen by the BBC say: "A process shall begin to inventory and store heavy weapons, military production sites, weapons depots, and tunnels".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Cook’s first big move when he joined the company in 1998 was to implement a “just-in-time” inventory system by slashing unsold product storage times, consolidating suppliers and outsourcing manufacturing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

The second drop that begins Wednesday offers “refreshed inventory across all Olympic sports,” LA28 said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

“But in much of the South and the West, rising inventory and cooling demand has put the brakes on home-price appreciation,” she added.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

I removed the twelve-inch Leopardon robot from my avatar’s inventory and set it down gently on the runway.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

"We expect that recovery to broaden in the coming quarters, driven by tax cuts and lean inventories," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Categories like the trade deficit and inventories tend to distort GDP in the short run, but they don’t have a huge impact on the overall economy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

U.S. crude oil inventories posted a bigger-than-expected drop last week as imports declined, exports rose and refineries took in more oil, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Eastern, alongside advance retail and wholesale inventories for June.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Other times he ran messages, stood at guard, mucked out stables, fletched arrows, assisted Maester Aemon with his birds or Bowen Marsh with his counts and inventories.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

A suspect isn’t supposed to take belongings from a crime scene before the items are inspected and inventoried.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

The California Air Resources Board estimates that in California, agriculture is the source of 8% of total inventoried greenhouse gas emissions.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2024

Repairing and updating the inventoried aircraft so they are airworthy takes about the same amount of resources as building an all-new aircraft, he added.

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2024

First the scientists analyzed US government records that inventoried California kelp forests as far back as 1910, compared them with modern information about those same kelp forests today.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2024

When we got to Beechwood in late June, Bess had already inventoried Gran’s Boston possessions and now began with those in Clairmont.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

The plan provides for the inventorying and storage of its remaining heavy weapons under Palestinian supervision, potentially removing the most significant obstacle to advancing the Trump-backed peace initiative for Gaza.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

"Carbon inventorying is still an evolving science," said Yunyu Zhang, lead author and graduate student from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2024

One by one, family members and friends speak this line to Vanya before inventorying their own monumental unhappiness.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2023

Across North America, there are an estimated 170 fireflies species, which are technically beetles in the order Coleoptera, but inventorying them is a challenge.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2023

He looks me over as if inventorying my whole being.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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