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stockpile

[stok-pahyl] / ˈstɒkˌpaɪl /




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During the Strait of Hormuz crisis, Seoul responded with serious statecraft — strategic stockpile swaps, diplomatic procurement missions, rapid diversification.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A large garage in the center has a stockpile of various types of drones, including small combat drones that were downed on the battlefields in Ukraine and brought to the facility by visiting Ukrainians.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

These far-out demands distract from the intractable issues that still must be resolved, such as Iran’s uranium stockpile and control over the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The Alma Research Center says Israel's military assessment is that Hezbollah has dozens of trained drone operators and that it has accumulated a significant stockpile of the small, cheaply-made drones, which cost around $300-$400 each.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

His priority was to stockpile antiretroviral drugs—enough, for starters, to treat twenty-five patients in Cange who had full-blown AIDS.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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