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stocking

[stok-ing] / ˈstɒk ɪŋ /
NOUN
leg covering
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She also urged retailers to reconsider stocking the glasses given the investigation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Golden Bears assembled what recruiting network 247Sports called the ACC’s second-best transfer portal class this spring, rebuilding its defense with younger, high-ceiling players and stocking its offense with more proven talent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Bernstein analysts point out that Rémy’s free cash flow conversion was as low as 5% in years when the company was heavily stocking its warehouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

In a video on Facebook, he says local authorities have begun stocking up on fuel, keeping small amounts of it in different locations.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Moving day has turned into a party, with uncles carrying in boxes, aunties in the kitchen stocking cupboards, and Mom excited and ready to decorate.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

Doreen couldn’t wait for the end of rationing, especially for the day when nylon stockings would be available in England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Back in the States several months later I mailed her three pairs of nylon stockings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The other DHS clip is a montage of Yuletide cheer — Santa, elves, stockings, dancing — over a sped-up electro-trash remake of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

The elaborate practice of the "evzones", elite infantry conscripts wearing skirts, white stockings and clogs, routinely draws a wall of tourist smartphones.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

Her legs are encased in striped stockings, her feet in tall black button-up boots.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern



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