Example Sentences

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The stuck VLCCs are adding to the growing global anxiety about dwindling crude inventories.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

“A cease-fire may reopen shipping lanes, it does not immediately replenish inventories, restore damaged infrastructure or normalize trade flows.”

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Businesses added to inventories at a slower pace, and consumer spending on services was not as strong as expected.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It strips out government spending, inventories, imports and exports — all of which can exaggerate the headline GDP number up or down.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Many nights after the door was locked and the shutters closed, I sat on in the flickering gaslight, poring over old inventories and wholesalers’ statements.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom