stockpile
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The price of wool has increased more than 70% in the last year, helped in part by a smaller British flock of sheep and a dwindling of the global stockpile produced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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
I had even assembled a small stockpile of foodstuffs that I could fall back on in case of emergency.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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The commercial stockpiles, which exclude oil held in the U.S.
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
Replenishing munitions stockpiles and increasing shipbuilding capacity are top Trump administration priorities, and have been pain points for the U.S. military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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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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
So far, the Zcash hoarding company has stockpiled more than 300,000 of the tokens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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
Officers arrested two people and seized more than 2,800 boxes of Lego toys stockpiled in a Long Beach home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
In contrast, once food can be stockpiled, a political elite can gain control of food produced by others, assert the right of taxation, escape the need to feed itself, and engage full-time in political activities.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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
Chelsea have been stockpiling players for more than a decade, dating back to former owner Roman Abramovich's reign.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The company is stockpiling components ahead of schedule, but expects the benefit to diminish in future quarters.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
He argues the drop reflects the end of China’s streak of oil stockpiling, rather than weaker end-user demand from long-term trends such as rising EV adoption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Fearful and anxious, he comes into focus for me as a weary middle-aged man stockpiling food and ammunition.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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