- present participle of stack.
stacking
Britishnoun
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The New York Times' investigation noted that recruiting candidates to split an opponent's vote -- a practice known as ballot stacking -- is generally legal and has been used by both parties in Alaska.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
They also built vessels by stacking coils of clay rather than molding them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
I just had to buy a car, which stung, but every other spare dollar goes toward stacking.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Ms. Singer calls it a gimmick, noting that “many kids were clicking, dragging and dropping—essentially stacking or compiling—prewritten coding blocks, without writing out the computer code itself.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
And then she runs into the kitchen and starts washing the breakfast and lunch dishes like a maniac, doing them by hand and stacking them away instead of putting them into the dishwasher.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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