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supply

[suh-plahy] / səˈplaɪ /




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This is partly because it doesn’t have its own blood supply.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The birds had previously been fed sardines for years, but the supply ended when the park's long-standing local supplier retired.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The surge in demand for high-tech equipment and lack of supply briefly raised prices.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

But he said that given the magnitude of the supply shortage, “we have to look at all options,” including working with existing suppliers to increase U.S. production.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The CDO manager’s job was to select the Wall Street firm to supply him with subprime bonds that served as the collateral for CDO investors, and then to vet the bonds themselves.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

That’s mainly because global refining capacity for finished fuels is severely constrained by geopolitical conflicts and facility disruptions, even as crude supplies remain relatively stable.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

Synovial fluid also supplies cartilage with key nutrients.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

A “low-key” campaign will mitigate the threat of dwindling supplies and high casualties, without necessarily providing Trump with a path to victory, said Stephen Biddle, a professor of international and public policy at Columbia University.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Investors must learn to live with uncertainty about any supplies from the Gulf even if an agreement on the strait eventually appears, Christopher Smart writes.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

“OK, let’s see what we have here,” I say, laying the supplies out on a table.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Burnham promised to convene a summit with fire services, acknowledging the government had not supplied enough resources to deal with wildfires.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Pressure on Farage intensified after the Sunday Times reported he had not declared benefits, including staff and security, supplied with help from his long-term ally George Cottrell.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Under an international collaboration agreement, ESA supplied the telescope's launch service using the Ariane 5 launch vehicle.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Based on the investigation, health officials concluded that the contaminated jalapeños were imported from the Sinaloa grower to Coast Citrus Distributors, which is based in San Diego and supplied the restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

One firm, Merchant & Co., which had supplied the iron for his kiln and vault, had gone so far as to secure a writ of replevin to take the iron back.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

No reason was given for the end of the partnership - which saw the haircare brand supplying professional hairstylists and hair products to participating artists.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Many note that earnings growth remains heavily concentrated in energy and AI stocks, particularly skyrocketing profits at memory companies supplying the AI build-out.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

If Vought is supplying the ideological vision, Mark Paoletta is supplying the legal architecture to carry it out.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

At the same time, the disc supplying material to the black hole underwent major changes.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Mr. Kugler is supplying us with more and more newspapers.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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