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stockpile

[stok-pahyl] / ˈstɒkˌpaɪl /




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They amassed a stockpile of equipment from systems they liked and stored them in a warehouse for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

To increase supply, he has released millions of barrels from the U.S.’s emergency petroleum stockpile, draining the reserve to its lowest level in 44 years.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

It wants us to stockpile canned food and drinking water, strengthen our civic resilience, and plan for the possibility of war.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

It’s important to find a way to devote some money to rainy-day savings, but fighting credit-card debt should take priority over building a cash stockpile, many financial advisers said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 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

Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said Monday global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" owing to the US-Iran war.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Oil prices inched up following Monday's drop of almost two percent, though Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser, speaking after the G7 release, warned over global stockpiles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Europe leaders agreed Friday to release some of diesel stockpiles, pulling prices of oil down by as much as 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Times reports on the agreement by G7 countries to release 100 million barrels of "emergency stockpiles of fuel and avert a US export ban".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“We’ve been building these stockpiles for a long time,” he said.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

Because so much copper is stockpiled in the U.S., the cost of copper futures for near-term delivery is cheaper than for further-out delivery—a futures curve shape described as contango.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mum-of-three Kay Devonshire-Murphy, from Fareham, said she stockpiled uniforms across the year from charity shops and second hand sales.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

Again, I’ve stockpiled two dozen of them, because I have nothing else to do.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Texas-based SpaceX plans to sunset its Falcon production line after stockpiling enough rockets to serve customers for several more years, one person familiar with the plans said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Some countries airlift or airdrop humanitarian relief supplies, but are also concerned about stockpiling for themselves.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

And in a lengthy Truth Social post on 3 September, Trump claimed that the US had "virtually unlimited" amounts of ammunition and is "stockpiling and preparing for any contingency that could happen".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“We are also seeing resource nationalism and de-globalization. Copper is one of the most visible examples of this strategic stockpiling theme, but it applies to all critical minerals,” Wolf told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026

Fearful and anxious, he comes into focus for me as a weary middle-aged man stockpiling food and ammunition.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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