stock
noun
a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
had been stocking
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past perfect progressiveof stock.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the bearish puts that they had been stocking up on over the past few weeks were getting absolutely crushed, according to Charlie McElligott, a cross-asset strategist at Nomura.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Amir, who lives in Tehran, said people had been stocking up on supplies.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Some pubs say that people had been stocking up on Murphy's as an alternative to Guinness but they claim that has led to Murphy's limiting allocations, too.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024
Pace blocked for Warner when the quarterback, who had been stocking grocery shelves while trying to get an NFL job, led the Rams to the 1999 championship.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 7, 2016
The next day, while returning from town where they had been stocking up for the feast they had promised themselves, they again met Walter Mason.
From Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves by Annie Roe Carr
