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stockpile

[stok-pahyl] / ˈstɒkˌpaɪl /




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In London people joke about whether to stockpile still or sparkling water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 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

He said he had a stockpile of coffee, but pointed out that neighbouring countries including Ireland, France and the Netherlands had given the same guidance "for quite a long time".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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

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 facility also lacked stockpiles of decontamination and degassing agents, the Emergencies Ministry said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ritterbusch still expects prices to remain high through most of next year, “especially since commercial and strategic stockpiles around the globe will need to be replenished.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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

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

But Iran may have stockpiled those components at underground production facilities that can be used to assemble dozens or hundreds of new missiles and drones in the short term, Lamson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

I peered inside and saw two figures in the far corner, sitting amid a bunch of stockpiled cases of ambrosia and strawberry preserves.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

They’ve floated ideas like buying remote islands, stockpiling iodine pills, or moving to electromagnetically shielded bunkers in the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 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

Briefings have suggested this could include stockpiling tinned food and bottled water in the event of extreme weather and cyber attacks.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The two countries struggled for supremacy using political maneuvering, stockpiling weapons, and fighting “proxy” wars in other, smaller countries where they didn’t directly engage each other.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge


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