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stockpile

[stok-pahyl] / ˈstɒkˌpaɪl /




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The Defense Logistics Agency has already asked for bids to stockpile up to 403 tons of indium over three years — more than a third of a year’s global output.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

While input costs have risen sharply, demand is proving resilient as businesses stockpile essential parts and equipment to avoid further disruption from tensions in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The U.S. and Iran were party to a deal that reduced Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

He also frets about a potential explosion due to a stockpile of fuel on site for a backup generator.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

I shrugged and took another card from the stockpile.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Exact ammunition expenditures and remaining stockpiles remain classified.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

On that subject, he dismissed concerns that US ammunition stockpiles were running low nearly five months after war broke out.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

For long-term investors, tailwinds for aerospace and defense contractors include the need for the U.S. to replenish various stockpiles depleted during the conflict with Iran.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

The U.S. military’s own weapons stockpiles, including crucial drone and missile interceptors, were expended in the first period of the war.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

At Birkenau, we had seen the stockpiles of riches in “Canada,” the camp storehouse.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

It has manufactured and stockpiled around 620,000 doses.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

DOHA, Qatar-With the Strait of Hormuz gradually reopening, Gulf oil producers face a new test: how fast they can clear shipping bottlenecks and turn stockpiled crude into exports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

And the young, selfless team around him is putting the squeeze on opponents with ridiculous depth, much of it stockpiled via that trade.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

Much of it was placed underground and reliable analysis on how much they have is scanty, but Shapiro believed the Chinese might have 1.2 billion barrels stockpiled — 104 days of storage.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

I peered inside and saw two figures in the far corner, sitting amid a bunch of stockpiled cases of ambrosia and strawberry preserves.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Chelsea have been stockpiling players for more than a decade, dating back to former owner Roman Abramovich's reign.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The researchers note that measures such as national stockpiling programs or efforts to relocate production may lower risk for individual countries.

From Science Daily Jun. 20, 2026

They predict major oil importers will probably adopt a policy of strategic stockpiling going forward, and the very large draws in inventory will take time to restore.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

Chinese stockpiling and anxiety about Iran kept prices higher than they might have been.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

That’s why he was the one stockpiling for Y2K, so she wouldn’t have to worry.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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