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stocking

[stok-ing] / ˈstɒk ɪŋ /
NOUN
leg covering
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But the analysts said retailers would likely need greater proof that those products could actually sell before stocking the items on their shelves.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Police are also racing to harness the technology, putting on training courses and stocking up on the machines and counter-drone devices such as handheld jammers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 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

That short supply means retailers may soon start stocking "sun-tanned" cauliflower because "their biggest nightmare is empty shelves", she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Now get! They’re in the kitchens, stocking up, but you need to hurry. Follow the tunnel to the right, always to the right, and you’ll find them!”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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

He listed the goodies money could buy: sausages, ham, coffee, bacon, soap, ladies’ stockings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Plenty of Americans will find a Just Do It T-shirt or a fresh pair of Air Force 1s in their stockings tomorrow.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

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

Their beds are unmade, underclothes on the floor, clean stockings left draped and hanging to dry from the electrical wires dangling through the window.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron



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