stockpile
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Lee Pitcher said in a Facebook post he had been told the waste was being stored in "an uncovered stockpile" at the site in Finningley.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Now, the country’s stockpile is up to about 500,000 drones, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
By identifying high-risk hotspots, governments and global health partners can strategically stockpile antivenom where it is needed most, train primary healthcare workers in high-burden rural zones and improve rapid transport infrastructure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Since June 2025, the fate of the stockpile has remained uncertain.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The U.S. stockpile of nuclear weapons was up to twelve thousand and rising.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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As members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization diverted weapons to aid Ukraine, European capitals have been placing a steady stream of orders to replenish their own stockpiles, generating business for defense groups like Hensoldt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Japan has set up a $10 billion regional financing framework supporting oil stockpiles and storage across Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
U.S. supplies of critical munitions also remain a top Pentagon concern after eight months of conflict, and renewed fighting would further strain stockpiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
The way to trade the uncertain future, Currie argues, is to exploit the rebuilding of stockpiles, the drive for energy security and resilience on behalf of many countries.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The Saudis, the Iranians, the Iraqis, they called the shots, they were the ones with the vast stockpiles of oil, not the Americans, where the holes were running dry.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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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
Iran has managed to dig out missiles trapped in underground facilities by U.S. attacks early in the war and has recently resumed production of new missiles from stockpiled parts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Tehran is using stockpiled components and working in underground facilities, officials from the U.S. and Middle East familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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
In contrast, once food can be stockpiled, a political elite can gain control of food produced by others, assert the right of taxation, escape the need to feed itself, and engage full-time in political activities.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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While he encouraged residents to take sensible steps to manage their own risks, he said household stockpiling was not something he wanted to make a major government priority.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
We also face enormous gaps in the development and stockpiling of countermeasures against known and unknown threats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
To prepare for the winter and possible disruptions, the city has been building backup heating systems and stockpiling fuel, food and drinking water, he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Some countries airlift or airdrop humanitarian relief supplies, but are also concerned about stockpiling for themselves.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 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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