Stockpiling

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of building up a stockpile. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    accumulating and storing a reserve supply wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stockpile form-of, gerund, participle, present

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supply

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"World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged people throughout the world Tuesday to stop stockpiling masks and other protective gear, saying they are needed by health workers who are fighting the coronavirus."

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