stockpile
Example Sentences
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The U.S., in other words, was in a good position to attend to other priorities, such as rebuilding its military stockpiles and adapting to a new strategic environment and new war technologies.
“Sure,” Glenn said, “after I found out where she stockpiled her ammunition and hid it from her.”
From Literature
After a visit home, I returned to campus with a stockpile, like a confectionery smuggler crossing state lines with sugary contraband stuffed between sweatshirts in my suitcase.
From Salon
For more nimble investors, commodity prices may find longer-term support and experience shallower pullbacks as supply disruptions encourage countries to stockpile strategic materials.
From MarketWatch
From an inflationary point of view, it is in a better place than many other Asian economies, thanks to a massive oil stockpile and a years-long shift to green energy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
