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stockpile

[stok-pahyl] / ˈstɒkˌpaɪl /




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It wants us to stockpile canned food and drinking water, strengthen our civic resilience, and plan for the possibility of war.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

It’s important to find a way to devote some money to rainy-day savings, but fighting credit-card debt should take priority over building a cash stockpile, many financial advisers said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

To deal with shortfalls and delays, the Pentagon is "working to streamline procurement processes and production lead times, and to stockpile critical materials, components, and selected munitions," the report said.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

It also found that the county lacked a “wildfire personal protective equipment stockpile or distribution model,” which slowed that process.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

The new Soviet leaders quickly expanded their stockpile of nuclear weapons.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Meanwhile, oil stockpiles continue dropping toward record lows, as highlighted by a new analysis from the S&P Global Energy Fuels and Refining team, which warned “winter is coming for diesel markets.”

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

U.S. inventories in Europe of PAC-3 Patriot air defense interceptors and Atacms surface-to-surface missiles are deemed by some U.S. officials to be beyond critical and rebuilding the stockpiles could take years, the Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The new report provides a first-of-its-kind, independent glimpse into US weapons stockpiles, data that is typically classified.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

The article—by reporters Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, and Maggie Haberman—adds that those commanders are alarmed by how much the war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, including long-range missiles and interceptors to thwart air attacks.

From Slate Sep. 11, 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

The Hormuz shock was softened by a huge release of stockpiled oil, most importantly in the U.S. and China.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Mum-of-three Kay Devonshire-Murphy, from Fareham, said she stockpiled uniforms across the year from charity shops and second hand sales.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

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

It has manufactured and stockpiled around 620,000 doses.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

Some countries airlift or airdrop humanitarian relief supplies, but are also concerned about stockpiling for themselves.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

“We are also seeing resource nationalism and de-globalization. Copper is one of the most visible examples of this strategic stockpiling theme, but it applies to all critical minerals,” Wolf told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Sep. 13, 2026

Government responses have included daily individual caps on fuel purchases, a ban on stockpiling and an alternating licence-plate scheme intended to reduce the number of cars filling up.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Europe, which delayed its summer stockpiling due to high wholesale costs sparked by the Iran war, had been gambling the conflict would end before winter and prices would in turn fall.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Her stockpiling of power had wreaked havoc on nature.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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