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To counteract that, the company has stocked up on inventory selling for less than $500 and $1,000, particularly in fashion-forward pieces made with lab-grown diamonds rather than natural diamonds.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

Kollgaard, who has stocked a free food pantry outside her home for two years, says she hopes the movie sharing will take off in her neighborhood and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Another joke making the rounds online on Monday said: “Shanghai was locked down, waiting for supplies. Beijing has stocked up and is waiting for a lockdown.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022

She has stocked the shelves with fine groceries, many of them imported from Europe, like tinned seafood from Güeyu Mar in Spain and Italian Golfera Cotechino.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2021

James has stocked the cooler, Jill has done the dishes, and Marie has cashed me out.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King