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stock

[stok] / stɒk /






NOUN
investment in company
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For her next act, Quadir is setting her sights on South Korea, hunting for hidden gems in the world’s hottest stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

The stock had slumped 46% in the past year through Thursday’s close.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Many of these companies’ top executives are making millions, even tens of millions, of dollars on their options, restricted stock and bonuses.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Cava, despite the broader company’s stock decline, was still packed with salad-hungry customers; so were Naya and Dig Inn.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

They wanted to hear what Eisman had to say, clearly, but the stock market was distracting them from the show.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

A: Talk of an AI bubble has dogged stocks for years now, yet downturns have never lasted long.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

She realized she could flip the script: The same forensic analysis skills she had once used as a short seller could be used to send stocks higher by jostling for changes from within.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

U.S. stocks fell Friday after China’s Moonshot AI released a new artificial-intelligence model.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Semiconductor stocks started to struggle in late June.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

"We'll do just that, we'll add WPP to the list of stocks we're going to buy."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

By the time those customers are boarding flights back to the land without ranch, many of them have already stocked up.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

To keep shelves in the Manhattan location stocked, Aldi runs three to four of these trips every night, calling the operation a "logistical symphony".

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Residents of Guam and the Northern Marianas boarded up windows and stocked up Friday as a monster weather system forecast to become a "super typhoon" approached the US Pacific territories.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

The Lakers are shopping for a center, but the store isn’t stocked with options.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

A huge island stands in the center of the kitchen, stocked with food and drinks.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

The shop in the city's densely packed Mong Kok area was founded in 2022 by a group of former journalists, stocking literature on democracy, authoritarianism and media literacy.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

At the Pacific Islands Club Saipan resort, workers were boarding up windows, securing outdoor furniture and equipment, checking alarm systems and stocking first aid kits.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

You may miss stocking up in well-lit superstores but enjoy getting to know shopkeepers who run tiny bodegas.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

If you’re like me and still love stocking up on paper coupons, use them!

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

In her stocking feet, she walked steadily, almost languidly, toward the phone.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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