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stock

[stok] / stɒk /






NOUN
investment in company
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The stock is falling as Bitcoin prices retreat.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

The stock is up 7% on Tuesday morning and is ahead 178% so far this year.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

The failure of a heart-disease trial and takeover speculation hit its stock.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Micron stock has risen 18% in the past month and the latest memory-chip prices can keep it motoring higher.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

U.S. stock market guys made decisions within the U.S. stock market; Japanese bond market guys made decisions within the Japanese bond market; and so on.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The competition for gas stocks between European and Asian countries risks further driving up prices -- which have more than doubled to approach 75 euros per megawatt-hour owing to the conflict in the Middle East.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

The trouble with this approach is that when there’s a bump in the economy — stocks dip, bonds crater, inflation rises or there’s global chaos — you may have to adjust your lifestyle.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Lower growth assumptions and weaker stocks would enhance the appeal of bonds, says equity-market strategist and “Flow Show” author.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

AI stocks rise despite the market’s inflation worries, but Amgen falls following Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ disappointing trial data.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

“Well, from all of your stocks and bonds right now, over fifty thousand dollars. It’s less because I took out my commission, but I will of course reinvest it.”

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

JapanLA had unique access to the suddenly popular toys, as it had stocked Sonny Angels for 15 years.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

We're not yet seeing sweetcorn milk stocked in supermarkets and corn lattes at mainstream coffee chains.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

AI images appeared of supermarket cases stocked with packages of “Mr. Ed Imported Beef.”

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

They’re stocked with luxe plush toys, Hermès bags, fresh vegetables and even sourdough starter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The luckiest thing was that the store was there, and that it was a big store, a general store, well stocked because of the Amish trade.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

The Golden Bears assembled what recruiting network 247Sports called the ACC’s second-best transfer portal class this spring, rebuilding its defense with younger, high-ceiling players and stocking its offense with more proven talent.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a WHO warehouse stocking medical supplies in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro had been destroyed in strikes on Friday.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, the bearish puts that they had been stocking up on over the past few weeks were getting absolutely crushed, according to Charlie McElligott, a cross-asset strategist at Nomura.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Also, most healthcare operators can cope well with cost pressures by stocking up on medical supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

I hoped I would get another pair in my Christmas stocking.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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