Example Sentences

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China has been stockpiling oil and rolling out wind and solar power to improve its energy security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Russia, an important global supplier, has been stockpiling for domestic use.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2023

Elsewhere, Samantha Broad, who runs Lighthouse Toys, an online toy seller based near Cambridge, says she has been stockpiling toys for this Christmas since January.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022

Boeing, which has been stockpiling the metal in recent months, gets about a third of its titanium from Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2022

The doctor has been stockpiling capital in Washington for years.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2020