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requisition

[rek-wuh-zish-uhn] / ˌrɛk wəˈzɪʃ ən /
NOUN
demand; application for need
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Counsel also argued that the claims about a minority protection would mean that nine councillors in Belfast could stop any decision through a valid call-in requisition.

From BBC Dec. 2, 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

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

One day Kamen was summoned to the office of financial fuss- budget Don Cooksey, who instructed him to prepare a detailed requisition for equipment to perform chemical assays—and not to worry about the cost.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

Fearful of simmering Ukrainian nationalism, Stalin applied economic “sanctions” to regions that could not fulfill government requisitions.

From Washington Post Mar. 12, 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

The vessel was requisitioned by the British Admiralty during the war to serve as a hospital ship.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2025

“I should think every boat that exists will have been requisitioned by the authorities,” said Papadimitriou.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Sunday, prompting possible further requisitioning of services.

From Reuters Oct. 16, 2022

Life was forged in the furnace of adversity, establishing itself by artfully requisitioning and repurposing the silver lining of misfortune.

From Washington Post Dec. 9, 2021

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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