- present participle of stock.
stocking
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In a video on Facebook, he says local authorities have begun stocking up on fuel, keeping small amounts of it in different locations.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Supply-chain bottlenecks forced companies to rethink their dependence on overseas suppliers in favor of more domestic sourcing and inventory stocking that required factories and warehouses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Workers at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan resort were boarding up windows, securing outdoor furniture and equipment, checking alarm systems and stocking first aid kits on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
You may miss stocking up in well-lit superstores but enjoy getting to know shopkeepers who run tiny bodegas.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
He took his own knit stocking cap and cut a big hole in the top of it and two small holes on the side of it and then he took off Edward’s dress.
From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
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
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
The elaborate practice of the "evzones", elite infantry conscripts wearing skirts, white stockings and clogs, routinely draws a wall of tourist smartphones.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
There were leaves in her hair, rips in her stockings, and dirt smudged across both cheeks.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
