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stocking

[stok-ing] / ˈstɒk ɪŋ /
NOUN
leg covering
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Police are also racing to harness the technology, putting on training courses and stocking up on the machines and counter-drone devices such as handheld jammers.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The Golden Bears assembled what recruiting network 247Sports called the ACC’s second-best transfer portal class this spring, rebuilding its defense with younger, high-ceiling players and stocking its offense with more proven talent.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

That short supply means retailers may soon start stocking "sun-tanned" cauliflower because "their biggest nightmare is empty shelves", she said.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, the bearish puts that they had been stocking up on over the past few weeks were getting absolutely crushed, according to Charlie McElligott, a cross-asset strategist at Nomura.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

He picked a stocking cap off the ground and set it askew on his hair, then turned to her with wide blue eyes.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Women would wear dresses and stockings; men would don suits and hats.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

The other DHS clip is a montage of Yuletide cheer — Santa, elves, stockings, dancing — over a sped-up electro-trash remake of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2025

Meanwhile, investors may be hoping for some gold and silver in their Christmas stockings.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

She said festive items were required this year, such as Christmas cake, cranberry sauce, gravy, and chocolate coins for stockings, as well as essentials such as toilet roll, toothbrushes and deodorant.

From BBC Dec. 1, 2025

“What happens when they turn out my pockets? What happens when they rip my stockings? What happens when they scatter my salt in the dirt?”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black



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