supply chain
noun
the series of growers, manufacturers, distributors, shippers, etc., involved in producing goods of a particular kind and bringing them to market.
supply chains
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pluralof supply chain.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Building material tariffs heighten market uncertainty, strain supply chains and increase construction costs," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
And both countries have deeply integrated supply chains.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
No one disputes that the war in Iran has disrupted normal supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
They also rely on complex global supply chains and have been built in peacetime at relatively low rates – in the hundreds, not the thousands.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, whose agency administers the tariffs, has said he wants to bring many of those supply chains to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
