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stocking

[stok-ing] / ˈstɒk ɪŋ /
NOUN
leg covering
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That included designing and stocking the nursery at the training facility Angel City inherited from the NFL’s Rams in the fall of 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

In anticipation of Sunday, I’ve been stocking up on all the ingredients I’ll need to make a dessert that’s guaranteed to satisfy my mom’s sweet tooth.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The company is in talks with a national home-goods chain about stocking its clips – it has previously appeared in other chains such as Urban Outfitters.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Bravo, too, to the AS Boutique hotel in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the best complimentary hotel breakfast I’ve had and for stocking the minifridges in its rooms with complimentary water, beer, juice and soda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Silently, making no sound on the hall carpeting, they hurried in their stocking feet down the hall to the doctor’s room.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson



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