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  • present participle of stock.
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stocking

[stok-ing] / ˈstɒk ɪŋ /
NOUN
leg covering
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But Jenni Doherty, owner of Little Acorns Bookstore in Londonderry, has continued stocking Rooney's bestselling books through suppliers in the Republic of Ireland.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

We feature 167 recommendations, ranging from locally made items for L.A. lovers to fun stocking stuffers for kids and adults.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

At times, she said, she was the only worker in the store, juggling the register, stocking shelves and helping customers, as well as counting inventory and checking cooler temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Iran and the Gulf states caught in the crossfire, meanwhile, are frenziedly stocking up on missiles and interceptors as if anticipating a return to hostilities.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Stop that at once,” ordered the plaid one clinging to his stocking.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster

He listed the goodies money could buy: sausages, ham, coffee, bacon, soap, ladies’ stockings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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

"We hope that whoever is lucky enough to win one of the stockings at auction will pass it down as a family heirloom to be treasured for decades to come," she added.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025

But Tom was all in clean blue, blue as rain-washed forget-me-nots, and he had green stockings.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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