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restock

[ree-stok] / riˈstɒk /






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You’re right that standing up all day is tough, even if you’re not lugging boxes to and from the warehouse or climbing ladders and risking your health to help a customer or to restock shelves.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The library has permission to use Sanrio’s characters for one month for free and plans to restock the cards before the collaboration period ends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Big Pharma has been scrambling to restock its pipelines, so a disappointing readout can have a knock-on effect on other drugmakers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The supply ships go back and forth between the carrier and ports, where they restock the goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Between playing basketball with the guys all last week and getting Yuki, I’d forgotten to restock.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Despite several restocks, supplies had run out at many locations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Second Chance, which opened in April 2023, restocks its uniform donations daily and customers are able to access items without needing a referral service.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

That unpredictability has led people to compulsively check the stores’ Instagram Stories for news of spontaneous restocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024

He restocks the stations with gallon jugs of water, trims away overgrown grass, and ensures the GPS coordinates are still visible on the underside of the barrel lids.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

Ron comes out from his office and hums along as he restocks the receipt paper.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

The Fozzy group, which owns Silpo, announced in early August that it was reorganising its supply chains, allowing shelves to be restocked, albeit without some brands.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

These items are restocked often, so any higher pricing to account for more expensive diesel would show up “almost immediately, versus shelf-stable goods that can ride out existing contracts and inventory.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The heatwave has reduced the amount of energy stored across Europe, which needs to be restocked, piling more pressure on prices.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

One of her friends buys the maximum number—25 bags—each time they’re restocked and gives them as gifts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026

Hazleton began buying more monkeys from the Philippines, from the same monkey house near Manila, and restocked the building with crab-eating monkeys that had been trapped in the rain forests of Mindanao.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Sporting a futuristic leather-textured suit, Lady Gaga can be seen working behind the counter, offering fried chicken to customers and restocking bottled tea in the video clip released on Friday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Even if it takes the Clippers holding their nose and restocking, there are ways forward, and having the Raptors’ two first-rounders in their pocket will help.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

“I guess my interior monologue is highly interpretable to people, and if you’re standing in a store and you see somebody really thinking and thinking, they’re like, ‘She must be restocking the shelves.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Export growth should remain robust, driven by continued AI-related demand and inventory restocking ahead of the second half of the year, ANZ added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

I already finished wiping down the tables, sweeping the floor, taking out the trash and recycling, restocking the self-serve station, and boxing up the leftover muffins and scones to take home for breakfast.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner




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