stockpile
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The family must grapple with a dwindling stockpile of resources and the mysterious “threat” that keeps them trapped inside the home, the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
The administration has consistently stated the US has enough in its stockpile.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“The slightly softer than expected FY27 production guidance is due to Tropicana with lower open pit production at Havana resulting in a higher proportion of lower grade stockpile mill feed,” analyst James Redfern says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But out here in Saint-Malo, the dune grass grows long and blue; German sailors still run drills in the harbor; gunners still stockpile ammunition in the tunnels beneath the fort at La Cite.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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They know about the diminishing stockpiles of key U.S. weapons such as advanced missile interceptors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
But as countries deplete their stockpiles at record rates, there could be sustained price increases by the end of the year, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
However, not everyone views the depleted US stockpiles as purely a liability.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
And the best way to send this message was by massive and ongoing buildups of their stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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It has manufactured and stockpiled around 620,000 doses.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Australian miner Iluka Resources is also building a refinery in the country that will initially process stockpiled material from its mineral sands operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
While there are 7.8 billion barrels stockpiled on paper, the reality is more like 1.4 billion barrels and as the market begins to process this realization, SocGen forecasts the oil price will rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 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
While I scoop up some snow and pack it, Erin hits me three times, which is when I realize that she has stockpiled snowballs.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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Organizations working with Haitians in Springfield started stockpiling supplies and forming ICE patrols to prepare for a similar enforcement surge as in Minneapolis — but the surge never arrived.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Inventories were at 1.07 billion barrels early last year when the Chinese government announced a major stockpiling drive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Whether it’s selling a stock or business too early, or stockpiling food as an adult because you grew up with food insecurity, it’s difficult to take the emotion out of the equation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Chelsea see the stockpiling of players as an investment they can cash in on when needed.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Her stockpiling of power had wreaked havoc on nature.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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