stockpile

Example Sentences

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Claim: “They were also rapidly building a vast stockpile of conventional ballistic missiles and would have soon had missiles that could reach the American homeland, Europe, and virtually any other place on earth.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Last month, all 32 member countries of the IEA agreed to make 400 million barrels of oil from the emergency stockpile available — or roughly 20% of the overall IEA supply.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Last month, Trump announced Project Vault, a $12 billion government-backed fund to stockpile critical minerals for industrial use during emergencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Vessel-tracking data since the Iran war started indicates that some of this oil is still arriving in China - though analysts disagree on the exact size of China's oil stockpile.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

I took a five of diamonds from the stockpile and slid it beside a five of spades in my hand.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen