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requisition

[rek-wuh-zish-uhn] / ˌrɛk wəˈzɪʃ ən /
NOUN
demand; application for need
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Mr Ó hAnnaidh had been charged by postal requisition and was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on June 18, the force previously said.

From BBC May 22, 2025

The case manager has to make a requisition, and that often follows a negotiation with the client.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2025

The government on Thursday renewed a requisition order to force a fuel depot in southern France to supply the region, Reuters reported.

From Washington Post Mar. 23, 2023

The requisition is for three employees per shift and is valid for 48 hours as needed, the French energy ministry said.

From Reuters Mar. 21, 2023

“There you go. Your twice-monthly requisition, right on schedule.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

The memo circulated on Wednesday said Grab would "freeze the majority of current open job requisitions which are not in offer stage".

From Reuters Dec. 15, 2022

Amazon told recruiters not to call its latest move a hiring freeze, the email read, but that all open job requisitions should be closed in the coming days.

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2022

It recalls, said Mr. Sytnychenko, the Soviet Union’s requisitions of grain in the 1930s that caused a famine that historians say killed at least three million Ukrainians, a tragedy known as the Holodomor.

From New York Times Aug. 4, 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

Kamen submitted the list and stood by uneasily as Cooksey, who had been known to hold lengthy conferences over requisitions worth a single dollar, scrutinized every entry.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

The authorities posted armed guards on pickup trucks along the airport’s road and requisitioned the venue used for the first round, the Serena Hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Large residences in the area were requisitioned by M23 leaders after they seized the city.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

It was requisitioned for the war effort in 1940 and took part in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of British and French troops from the beaches of Dunkirk.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2023

Madame Ruelle finds Marie-Laure that evening in a requisitioned school.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Veran said the government could order the requisitioning of staff to end the petrol depot blockades, and that it could again dip into the country's strategic reserves of fuel if needed.

From Reuters Oct. 11, 2022

She added: “The employer ignored the spirit of my directive by unilaterally requisitioning the installation of a postal mailbox.”

From New York Times Nov. 29, 2021

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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