hoarding

Example Sentences

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Many of the rules prevent drivers from buying more than a tank’s worth of gas, to prevent hoarding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 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

But when they walked past on Tuesday, the once colourful store was covered in hoarding after all shops closed.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Judith had been carefully hoarding a small store of linens since childhood, adding one cherished bit from time to time, and her loom and needle had worked busily.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare