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  • present participle of stock.
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stocking

[stok-ing] / ˈstɒk ɪŋ /
NOUN
leg covering
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After having stocking issues in some regions earlier this year, Steam Deck is back on sale, with a big change in the form of 40%-plus price bump.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Vicky Fraser is a bibliographic services manager with LibrariesWest, an organisation in charge of stocking and running public libraries in Bristol, Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Is there anything shelf-stable worth stocking up on while it’s cheap?

From Salon • May 22, 2026

James Daunt, the chief executive credited with breathing new life into the retailer, is clarifying the store’s stance on stocking its shelves with AI-written books.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

He shoved the wooden egg into the shattered knee of a black stocking.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck



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