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stocking

[stok-ing] / ˈstɒk ɪŋ /
NOUN
leg covering
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Vicky Fraser is a bibliographic services manager with LibrariesWest, an organisation in charge of stocking and running public libraries in Bristol, Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Minutes later, thanks to a carefully choreographed stocking and delivery process on the back end, the diapers were at her doorstep, to the New Delhi mom’s relief.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Is there anything shelf-stable worth stocking up on while it’s cheap?

From Salon • May 22, 2026

James Daunt, the chief executive credited with breathing new life into the retailer, is clarifying the store’s stance on stocking its shelves with AI-written books.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

He couldn’t think of stocking the canoe or anything else; his mind was swirling like the flood.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman



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