- present participle of hoard.
hoarding
Example Sentences
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Yes, as these companies’ statements uniformly note, those chips are being taken up by the A.I. data center rush, with Google and OpenAI leading the way in hoarding these processors.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
For example, a fund magnifying returns in bitcoin hoarding company Strategy is down 99% in just 19 months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Within industries, as a supply-chain crisis unfolds, fear and self-protection instincts kick in, with hoarding and company-level stockpiling resulting in confusing demand signals that make it hard for upstream producers to respond.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
This pivotal moment that’s had them hoarding assets and fencing off their financial flexibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Even Dinorah added some guava paste she’d been hoarding.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
