stockpile
Example Sentences
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That deficit has existed for decades, with utilities drawing on stockpiles of the nuclear fuel to close the gap.
Last year, global oil stockpiles surged to levels not seen since 2020, the International Energy Agency said in its latest monthly report.
World uranium production has been lower than demand for several decades, and utilities are making up the difference mostly by drawing on stockpiles.
It also has significant stockpiles of short-range missiles capable of reaching U.S. bases in the Gulf and ships in the Strait of Hormuz, along with significant stockpiles of antiship cruise missiles and torpedo boats.
Yet U.S. officials are again mired in discussions about nuclear enrichment, stockpiled uranium and regional consortia.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.