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the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time the new study adds to the general stock of knowledge about genetic disorders

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adjective

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verb

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Noun
By the numbers: Houlihan's public specialty ingredients index shows that stock prices have increased 13% since March. Kimberly Chin, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 Hopefully, this will benefit not just the traditional stock and bond markets, but also the art market. Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
And the reassuringly stock characters require no special actorly finesse to bring to life. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020 Anne Carpenter, an owner of an Ace Hardware store in Berkeley, said the retailer doesn’t usually stock air conditioners. Melia Russell, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019
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Men’s Wearhouse stocks Levi’s menswear, including this classic fit jacket in tan canvas. Madison Durham, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024 The Cole Harbour bookshop stocks plenty of children’s books, best-selling fiction and non-fiction, and classic comic books. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stock 

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“Stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stock. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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