inventories 1 of 2

plural of inventory

inventories

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of inventory
as in lists
to make a list of would you inventory the supplies in the back room?

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Recent Examples of inventories
Noun
Yet the military’s own acquisition efforts acknowledge limits to existing inventories. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Aug. 2026 The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, has released reports on declining inventories based on budget documents and other public information. ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 As businesses adopt new platforms over time, taking time periodically to review these inventories can help ensure that documentation aligns with current workflows without disrupting day-to-day operations. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Global oil inventories are being depleted, but demand is expected to increase by about 2 million barrels a day in the second half of the year as stockpiles are replenished. Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Traditionally, operations teams would manually review appointment schedules, staffing availability, bed capacity, medical supply inventories and historical patient trends. Prathap Rao, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Gasoline prices are beginning to disconnect from oil prices, instead trading on storage levels, or inventories, according to Rob Thummel, senior portfolio manager at Tortoise Capital Advisors LLC. Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventories
Noun
  • Solidarity protests were held in several other cities, while supporters sent food and supplies to demonstrators camped in New Delhi and engaged in hunger strikes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Importantly, such forecasts give countries early warning of heat waves, droughts, floods and potential disruptions to food supplies, among other outcomes.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The constitutional amendment would add safeguards to ensure fair ballot summaries and require an 80% vote in the state Legislature to reverse laws passed through citizen initiatives.
    Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The library spans over 2,000 titles across productivity, leadership, psychology, health, and personal finance, with new summaries added regularly.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At least 22 hospices that opened in the Friar Street building were later terminated by Medicare, though that number is likely higher because the federal database only lists hospices by the most recent address.
    Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The largest, Lithia Motors, lists 466 dealerships under its control.
    Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Over the ensuing decades, the young nation incorporated the musical repertoires, instruments and expressions of immigrants from various European and African groups.
    Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Learning a dozen-plus pitchers, getting a grasp on their repertoires, determining how they can best be handled and what makes each tick was a challenge, along with understanding how the Rays do things.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026

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