requisition
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The case manager has to make a requisition, and that often follows a negotiation with the client.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
"We will respond to any potential meeting requisition if and when it is received in the appropriate format," an RFU spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
A requisition order has also been prepared for the Gonfreville site in northern France, TotalEnergies' biggest refinery in the country, but the formal notification has not been issued at this stage, the spokesperson added.
From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2023
United said in an emailed statement that it receives “thousands of applications whenever we open up a requisition, and are only able to keep it open for a few days due to interest!”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022
It was by no means his daughter’s wish that the intellects of Highbury in general should be put under requisition.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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After launching requisitions at some refineries to get gas back into tanks, government officials said it plans more as soon as Tuesday.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
The email said recruiters should tell job candidates that Amazon was not in a hiring freeze, though it went on to say all open job requisitions should be closed in the coming days.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Intel is "pausing all hiring and placing all job requisitions on hold" in its client computing group, according to the memo sent on Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2022
Recalling the colonies’ proposed alternative to the Stamp Act, the Articles allowed Congress to raise money by asking states for voluntary contributions, or requisitions, based on their land values.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
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But for a while, I worked there in the Dover Street Yard, helping to load food requisitions onto the trains.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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The Japanese requisitioned the ship, a luxury liner, for the war effort, and had recently used it to transport horses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The troops are requisitioned, the destroyers in place, the full moon just right, the secrecy of the invasion delicate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Large residences in the area were requisitioned by M23 leaders after they seized the city.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Tens of thousands of migrants have been staying in government requisitioned hotels while they await an initial decision on their refugee status claim.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2024
At Alvarez’s behest, Lawrence requisitioned them from Groves.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Sunday, prompting possible further requisitioning of services.
From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2022
In France, President Emmanuel Macron tacitly acknowledged the depletion of the government’s stockpile at the beginning of March by requisitioning all the masks in the country.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2020
Authorities are requisitioning all face masks to reserve them for those infected with the virus and health workers, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
From Fox News ● Mar. 11, 2020
But requisitioning the vote at the AGM has given the long-running campaign a new voice.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2019
The warehouse keeper, busy counting out some spare engine parts to a requisitioning sergeant of the Guard, looked up briefly from his clipboard.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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