stockpile
Example Sentences
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Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had predicted crude stockpiles would decline by roughly 40,000 barrels.
"They cannot make a profit," he said, adding that some fishermen were still working thanks to fuel stockpiles.
From Barron's
It has also eaten into U.S. stockpiles of munitions.
How much materials for drone production Iran has stockpiled is unclear—but they will inevitably dwindle as the conflict drags on.
From Barron's
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
