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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the dealership has an unusually large inventory of pre-owned vehicles
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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
offers an informative inventory of everything that is known about the virus at this time
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as in to list
to make a list of
would you inventory the supplies in the back room?
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Recent Examples of inventory
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
The trend follows with a 21% decrease in the inventory of single-family homes.
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Alexandra Phelps,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
Inheritances are contributing almost as much to inventory as new home construction.
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Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Around the same time, the Washington Post reported that the U.S. had used up much of its inventory of advanced missile-defense interceptors, expending more of these munitions in defense of Israeli territory than Israeli forces had themselves.
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Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
The trend follows with a 21% decrease in the inventory of single-family homes.
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Alexandra Phelps,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Verb
By July 1, the agency has to create tools to allow municipalities to inventory their developable land.
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Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
Inheritances are contributing almost as much to inventory as new home construction.
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Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventory
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Demand for powerful chips has become essentially infinite thanks to the AI boom—yet the global supply of chips remains capped by how many EUV lithography machines one company can crank out, and by how much fab capacity one other company has available.
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According to Quantum Strategy's David Roche, Middle East oil supply is currently close to prewar levels once crude held in storage and aboard tankers is included.
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According to a summary of the agreement released by the city Friday, Los Angeles World Airports, the Port of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power would need to enter into their own service agreements with LA28.
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
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Four were listed in critical condition, and six others, including the driver, were listed in stable condition.
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See the full winners list here and check out the red carpet arrivals here.
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The comedian has a distinct (and somewhat limited) style and repertoire of jokes.
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Over time, the repertoire became a little more refined, and then originals came in.
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There wasn’t a full script, there was an outline.
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Photos of the interior of the travel stop show a glittery chandelier made of guitars, with a logo on the front of the building that includes Parton's silhouette sitting on an outline of Tennessee, as seen in The New York Times.
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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Infante said on May 13, a group of ducklings hatched on her porch and walked over to the community pool.
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Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft saw losses between 2% and 5% on a mix of AI concerns and higher yields, which tend not to bode well for growth stocks.
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But as Season 2 drifts closer to admiration than scrutiny, their stock heroism pales in comparison to Martian’s dynamic decision-making.
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“Inventory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventory. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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