stockpile
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It wants us to stockpile canned food and drinking water, strengthen our civic resilience, and plan for the possibility of war.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
It’s important to find a way to devote some money to rainy-day savings, but fighting credit-card debt should take priority over building a cash stockpile, many financial advisers said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
To deal with shortfalls and delays, the Pentagon is "working to streamline procurement processes and production lead times, and to stockpile critical materials, components, and selected munitions," the report said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
It also found that the county lacked a “wildfire personal protective equipment stockpile or distribution model,” which slowed that process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The new Soviet leaders quickly expanded their stockpile of nuclear weapons.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Since Centrus’s enrichment operations stopped in 2013, the U.S. government has been drawing down Cold War-era stockpiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Meanwhile, oil stockpiles continue dropping toward record lows, as highlighted by a new analysis from the S&P Global Energy Fuels and Refining team, which warned “winter is coming for diesel markets.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The new report provides a first-of-its-kind, independent glimpse into US weapons stockpiles, data that is typically classified.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The article—by reporters Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, and Maggie Haberman—adds that those commanders are alarmed by how much the war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, including long-range missiles and interceptors to thwart air attacks.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
At Birkenau, we had seen the stockpiles of riches in “Canada,” the camp storehouse.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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The Hormuz shock was softened by a huge release of stockpiled oil, most importantly in the U.S. and China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Mum-of-three Kay Devonshire-Murphy, from Fareham, said she stockpiled uniforms across the year from charity shops and second hand sales.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But Iran may have stockpiled those components at underground production facilities that can be used to assemble dozens or hundreds of new missiles and drones in the short term, Lamson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It has manufactured and stockpiled around 620,000 doses.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
If I stockpiled more firewood, I could light a fire quickly, the next time I heard the boat.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Some countries airlift or airdrop humanitarian relief supplies, but are also concerned about stockpiling for themselves.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“We are also seeing resource nationalism and de-globalization. Copper is one of the most visible examples of this strategic stockpiling theme, but it applies to all critical minerals,” Wolf told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026
Government responses have included daily individual caps on fuel purchases, a ban on stockpiling and an alternating licence-plate scheme intended to reduce the number of cars filling up.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Preacher Hatchel does his best, but is too distracted by his secret project stockpiling gas masks and Arctic underwear beneath his Bible college.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Instead of playing volleyball in the sandpit, counselors and satyrs were stockpiling weapons in the tool shed.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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