heap
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The deal that built it is in a smoldering heap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
If higher tariffs were to return, economists say it would cast a shadow on India's growth outlook, hurt market sentiment and heap pressure on an already-weak rupee.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
I’d be remiss not to heap praise on the sisters Mara, who bring something to the screen that I haven’t seen in quite some time.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
England were made to work hard for their wickets throughout a stalling middle-over phase but eventually they ripped through the lower order with Ireland's last five wickets falling in a heap for just 10 runs.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Now it was almost completely deflated and lay in a heap on the ground.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Along with heaps of data on shoppers and an increasingly sophisticated digital advertising network, they have a fleet of smaller contract factories that can make pretty much anything and are eager for the business.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
On the other side of that line stands Kiffin, boldly sticking by his plan while the rest of the college football world heaps scorn on him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Along the roads around Izyum burnt-out shells of petrol stations have become part of the landscape, heaps of mangled, charred metal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Scattered along the walls of the studio were tidy heaps of scarves and mesh, rainbows of stripes, every shade of ballet pink, Uggs of every height.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The pumpkins and the squashes were piled in orange and yellow and green heaps in the attic’s corners.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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For all the derision heaped upon Sofia’s keen directorial eye and scrupulous vision, a behind-the-scenes look only makes the details all the more impressive.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
It’s always heaped with trash, like a municipal dump on a busy thoroughfare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Greenspan basked in the credit for the booms that unfolded under his watch, and chafed at the blame heaped on him for the financial collapse that unfolded shortly after he left office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
On Saturday, Ukraine's foreign minister Andriy Sybiga heaped further criticism on the Russian leader.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
He heaped them all up, all the dry twigs and branches.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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This is causing central banks to hike their own benchmark rates, heaping pressure on businesses and individuals holding loans, including mortgages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Price rises were "showing no signs of slowing, heaping more misery onto motorists," the group said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
ISTANBUL—Turkish authorities rushed to contain the fallout from the implosion of a series of investment funds that held billions of dollars, heaping fresh stress on Turkey’s troubled economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
At every turn, Schoenbrun buries the movie alive, heaping layer upon layer of meta subtext onto it.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
We made fried pork chops or heaping plates of spaghetti and meatballs and sat around talking about Welch, laughing so hard at the idea of all that craziness that our eyes watered.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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