stockpile
noun
a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
have been stockpiling
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present perfect progressiveof stockpile.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Some L.A.-area companies have been stockpiling inventory to get ahead of expected price hikes tied to the tariffs, said Stephen Cheung, chief executive of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
U.S. lenders have been stockpiling funds to prepare for consumers defaulting on loan payments as an economic slowdown looms.
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023
Some states, including California, have been stockpiling misoprostol in case providers need to switch to using only that drug.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 21, 2023
Some people have been stockpiling testing kits, citing concerns about the Omicron variant.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2021
"We have been stockpiling toys but there is going to be this bottleneck so we are just hoping that toys do arrive and that we have things to sell," owner Vonny Simons said.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2021
