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inventory

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


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The company said market conditions remained dynamic throughout the recent quarter, with customer buying patterns dented by inventory levels and price volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

They withdraw money directly from company bank accounts, daily or weekly, even if that leaves firms short of funds for payroll, inventory or other operating expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Minnesota-based maker of off-road vehicles and boats paused its buyback program in 2024, as it worked to reduce dealer inventory following a postpandemic slump in retail sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In May, CEO Andy Jassy described placing inventory closer to customers and combining more purchases into each shipment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Our inventory was down to a bag of Cheetos, peanut butter crackers, some Twizzlers, and a snack pack of Oreos, plus the candy I had managed to stuff into my backpack.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

“The last months have shown how critical oil inventories are, not just the total number, but the ability to access them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Global on-land oil inventories that could be readily drawn and used were near their lowest since at least 2016, according to the latest figures from the IEA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

A deal to end the conflict could potentially bring oil prices down, but the market would still have damaged energy facilities and inventories to rebuild, said Louis LaValle, co-founder and chief executive at Frontier Investments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Businesses also boosted inventories substantially to replace depleted warehouses and to keep up with rising customer demand.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 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

The proposal would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, enacted in the final days of the Clinton administration, which barred development across vast areas of public forests and grasslands designated as "inventoried roadless areas."

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Helfenstein also evaluated and inventoried looted items, and arranged for their packing and shipment to Germany.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

The model, called AviTeam, is the first to provide information for the 45 lesser-developed countries that have never inventoried their greenhouse gas emissions from aviation.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024

In the interest of transparency — and reducing the shame women feel for having such procedures — she inventoried for Cooper the procedures she has and hasn’t had.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

He had inventoried all that he had, or didn’t have.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen

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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