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Residents in several Douala neighbourhoods said they were stocking up in preparation for those days.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

In 2022, only 33 percent of people surveyed said they were stocking up on supplies; in 2023, 48 percent did.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

Five months after the shooting, Fazla and Dalia were stocking shelves with packages of Ramen noodles, their movements a bit more deliberate than usual.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

He added that the authorities were stocking up on fuel, food and water, and residents should do the same.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2022

He did a store cattle trade with the far-out squatters that were stocking up new country in Queensland, and it paid him very well, as nearly everything did that he touched.

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Boldrewood, Rolf