stockpile
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Analysts put the total, including strategic petroleum reserves, oil held in refineries and the commercial reserves that represent the largest share of China’s stockpile, at between 1 billion and 1.4 billion barrels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The family must grapple with a dwindling stockpile of resources and the mysterious “threat” that keeps them trapped inside the home, the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
It said doses from the stockpile were to be made available for the trials, with some already in the DRC.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Defense Logistics Agency has already asked for bids to stockpile up to 403 tons of indium over three years — more than a third of a year’s global output.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
He imagined himself showing them the stockpile under his bed.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Commercial crude oil stockpiles, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, rose by 95,000 barrels to 428.9 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 21.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Experts say that’s due in part to reduced global demand and the release of strategic stockpiles.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
The shift may also indicate the limited military options left available to the United States, where the press has reported that American munitions stockpiles have been heavily depleted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
They know about the diminishing stockpiles of key U.S. weapons such as advanced missile interceptors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 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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The Lakers have stockpiled cap space and picks — as of draft night, they’ll have 2026, 2031 and 2033 first-rounders to offer — like they’re doomsayers outfitting a bunker.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Much of it was placed underground and reliable analysis on how much they have is scanty, but Shapiro believed the Chinese might have 1.2 billion barrels stockpiled — 104 days of storage.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
China, the biggest importer of crude oil in the world, has enough stockpiled to get it through the next few months.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
He has stockpiled big men such as 6-foot-8 freshman and future NBA lottery pick Koa Peat along with 7-foot-2 center Motiejus Krivas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
The Canadian army rushed to the cities the food they had stockpiled along the borders.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Organizations working with Haitians in Springfield started stockpiling supplies and forming ICE patrols to prepare for a similar enforcement surge as in Minneapolis — but the surge never arrived.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Whether it’s selling a stock or business too early, or stockpiling food as an adult because you grew up with food insecurity, it’s difficult to take the emotion out of the equation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Chelsea see the stockpiling of players as an investment they can cash in on when needed.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“The initial support came from stockpiling and more recently, some companies have benefited from Asian competitors being more exposed to disruptions affecting trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Ever since then I’ve been sort of stockpiling the stuff just in case there’s a shortage again.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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