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stockpile

[stok-pahyl] / ˈstɒkˌpaɪl /




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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

The result is that the U.S. is sitting on as much as 2 million tons of copper, according to BMO Capital Markets, effectively a giant private-sector stockpile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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

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

She advocates for price controls, but also stockpiles that can be drawn on in times of scarcity and replenished in times of plenty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Crude had started the week on the back foot thanks to signs that exports from the Middle East were heading back towards pre-war levels and that G7 nations had agreed to tap their stockpiles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The global oil market is set to gain 100 million barrels of oil and refined products over the next four months, thanks to a Group of Seven agreement last week to release some G-7 stockpiles.

From MarketWatch ● 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

And the best way to send this message was by massive and ongoing buildups of their stockpiles of nuclear weapons.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Production in the eurozone’s largest economy has mostly picked up since April, as companies stockpiled inventory due to concerns over the war in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Intelligence findings say Tehran is assembling stockpiled components into weapons in underground facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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

While I scoop up some snow and pack it, Erin hits me three times, which is when I realize that she has stockpiled snowballs.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

"The policy risks backfiring because it would result in stockpiling of diesel, and as that storage runs out, refineries would need to cut back on production," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

To prepare for the winter, the city has been building backup heating systems and stockpiling fuel, food and drinking water.

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

“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

Instead of playing volleyball in the sandpit, counselors and satyrs were stockpiling weapons in the tool shed.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan


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