stock
noun
a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
are stocking
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present progressiveof stock.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Major retailers also are preparing for increased demand around the holidays and are stocking up and replenishing inventories, Seroka said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Retailers are stocking a wide assortment of policies for the AI shopping agents suddenly headed for their online doors, the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Patrick Coffee reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Dealers are stocking used EVs, anticipating higher demand, while upcoming lease returns may increase supply and lower prices.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
People in Tehran are stocking up on essentials as uncertainty over how long the war might continue grows in the Iranian capital.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Everywhere articles of foreign manufacture are in demand, and shrewd Chinese merchants are stocking their shops with increasing quantities of European and American goods.
From New Forces in Old China An Inevitable Awakening by Arthur Judson Brown
