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In separate comments, the World Food Programme said its food supplies in Gaza were running low but that it was stockpiling supplies in the Egyptian city of Al-Arish nearby.

From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2023

When Washingtonians were frantically hoarding toilet paper at the start of the pandemic, Libby Rasmussen was stockpiling disco balls instead.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2022

"Honestly, it looks like March of 2020, when everybody was stockpiling and the shelves were bare," another man, Dominic, told Fox News Digital.

From Fox News • Jan. 11, 2022

He said Tesco was stockpiling non-fresh food as it prepares for "the worst-case scenario".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2020

“I was stockpiling away money, waiting for — I don’t know: a partner, a better job, more money — unclear. But I was waiting to do the things I always wanted to do.”

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2017