- present participle of stack.
stacking
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“My mindset has just been stacking days,” Lance said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
But investing is about stacking probabilities in your favor.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
More than a century ago, psychologist Wolfgang Köhler showed that chimpanzees could suddenly solve unfamiliar problems by combining objects in new ways, such as stacking boxes to reach a banana hanging overhead.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
At issue is what is known as trust stacking, which multiplies the benefits of a tax break for investors in small companies by two, three, four or even more times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The men spent that first day digging foxholes, filling and stacking sandbags to protect their positions.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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