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]
(..) It keeps you from getting stale. Exactly. You know, these last couple of weeks I've been taking stock of a lot of things. I feel like there's a lot of... I don't know, mom. Guess there's a lot of (..)2009 TvShow: Heroes Title: Chapter One 'Orientation/Jump, Push, Fall' Season: 4 Episode 1