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A supply

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noun

Electronics.
  1. a battery or other source of power for heating the filament or cathode heater of an electron tube.


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A supply shock would create the worst kind of trade-off for Warsh and the Fed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

A supply squeeze for liquefied natural gas is driving more coal consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

A supply contract signed in spring 2022 is expiring, and talks are underway for a new deal.

From Barron's Oct. 9, 2025

A supply of permanent housing like the Eaves is needed to prevent a logjam in the hotels and motels where people in the Inside Safe program go after leaving the streets.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2024

A supply probe would get here on Sol 856; way before I ran out.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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