stockpile
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If they follow through on plans to stockpile more oil, energy prices could stay higher for longer no matter what happens next in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
During the Strait of Hormuz crisis, Seoul responded with serious statecraft — strategic stockpile swaps, diplomatic procurement missions, rapid diversification.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Doing so, however, would allow US and Iranian teams to discuss the far more complicated and technical issues at play, particularly about Iran's nuclear programme and its remaining stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Under the proposed deal, Iran would restore the strait to its prewar status as a free and open international waterway, while both sides entered 60 days of negotiations over the removal of Iran’s nuclear stockpile.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
I took a five of diamonds from the stockpile and slid it beside a five of spades in my hand.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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