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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

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

SD-03 found the serial number that matched the one on my requisition form.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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

The news came out Tuesday after The New York Times reviewed an email Amazon sent to recruiters informing them that all open job requisitions in that division should be closed in the coming days.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 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

The troupe of players Hamlet requisitions is accompanied by an onstage accordionist, for a sound appropriately rustic yet prickly.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2017

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 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

A handful of civilians also took part, sailing out into the Channel voluntarily, while many privately own vessels - known as the Little Ships - were requisitioned by the military.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2023

They replied that the house had belonged to members of the rebel faction, and had been requisitioned as barracks for Clavering’s Regiment, the 52nd.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The official also said Russia is requisitioning equipment due to be delivered by its defence industry to other countries.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024

Under the requisitioning plan, some workers are ordered to go back to work to guarantee the resumption of minimum 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

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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