dead stock
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The website for the Billie Eilish store says “all merchandise clothing uses residual dead stock from prior productions, organic or recycled polyester or cotton.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024
After launching mostly with home textiles and making a splash with outerwear constructed out of blankets, Rave Review is now adding dead stock to their materials.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024
High-end designers began to discuss the joys of upcycling and using their own dead stock.
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2021
So, while an apple a day may/will NOT keep the doctor away, it's just because dead stock removal shows up first?
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2017
“You have been a general salesman of live and dead stock of all descriptions in Newgate Market 32 years?”
From Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years by Various
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