stockpile
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Instead, the lapse allowed Iran to stockpile 11 tons of enriched uranium, potentially enough for up to 100 nuclear bombs.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
It holds a stockpile of Bitcoin, which was initially valued at more than $2 billion but has fallen sharply in value in recent months.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
A decade earlier, in 2012, the parks department was mired in scandal when officials threatened to close 70 state parks due to a lack of funds until a hidden $54-million stockpile was uncovered.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Jobs had resisted calls to return cash to shareholders, preferring to use the stockpile to fund research, retail stores and growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
But out here in Saint-Malo, the dune grass grows long and blue; German sailors still run drills in the harbor; gunners still stockpile ammunition in the tunnels beneath the fort at La Cite.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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