- present participle of stock.
stocking
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But the analysts said retailers would likely need greater proof that those products could actually sell before stocking the items on their shelves.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
But for Claire there are certain essentials everyone should consider stocking up on when leaving home.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Police are also racing to harness the technology, putting on training courses and stocking up on the machines and counter-drone devices such as handheld jammers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
The pencil he’s using is blue, and when he’s done, the stocking looks like a little kid scribbled on it.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
Doreen couldn’t wait for the end of rationing, especially for the day when nylon stockings would be available in England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Back in the States several months later I mailed her three pairs of nylon stockings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Plenty of Americans will find a Just Do It T-shirt or a fresh pair of Air Force 1s in their stockings tomorrow.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
The other DHS clip is a montage of Yuletide cheer — Santa, elves, stockings, dancing — over a sped-up electro-trash remake of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
But as she sat on the edge of her rumpled, still-warm bed, pulling on her stockings, she could not prevent or deny her horrible exhilaration.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
