He 'placed/put a lot of stock' in her ability to get the job done. [=he had a lot of trust in her ability to get the job done]
The mayor's 'stock' with voters is high/low right now. [=the mayor is popular/unpopular with voters right now]
He decided to 'exercise his stock options'. [=he decided to buy stock in the company that he works for]
(..) Let nature take its course. But... Sometimes nature needs a little push. There are many ways to play this. The wine's out of stock everywhere. The vineyard doesn't even exist any more. I'm screwed. Francine will never forgive me for drinking that wine. (..)2019 TvShow: American Dad! Title: One-Woman Swole Season: 13 Episode 14