stocking
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On another Easter-related thread, a different commenter said: “We also throw in any leftover birthday favors and stocking stuffers.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Some officers are taking on second jobs or relying on donations, union officials say, and several major airports are collecting gift cards and stocking food pantries for TSA staff struggling without pay.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
At the Apollo Depot Military Outlet in downtown Oceanside on Friday, Sam Esparza, 32, was stocking a display case with pins and checking inventory.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
He said that people were shopping and stocking up on canned food.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
A woolen stocking presented itself to me upon the floor, and I pounced upon it, snatched it where it lay, and brought it to the patient’s bed.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
