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[heep] / hip /




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Discovery shareholders by $7 million a day, so-called ticking fees that will heap more debt onto the highly leveraged transaction.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

That promises to heap more pressure on an already strapped public — even if the full economic impact of higher energy prices might take a while to fully trickle down to the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Parts intended for the scrap heap were used on the Dreamliner, we are told.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The former hospital is a heap of rubble and the uranium miner glorified on a huge Soviet mosaic has lost half his face.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

We went out for breakfast, where I ate a bowl of oatmeal with a heap of brown sugar that melted into syrup over the hot mush.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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

But with Bouaddi, they are paying for a player with undoubted potential rather than being the finished product, which heaps plenty of pressure on his young shoulders.

From BBC Aug. 26, 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

Chile imports more sulfuric acid than any other country and uses it to leach copper from huge heaps of ore.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

Large women in bright head scarves sat behind heaps of vegetables outside the Portuguese store.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Heading there without it would have heaped further embarrassment on a man already en route to the fire exit of leadership.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

On Saturday, Ukraine's foreign minister Andriy Sybiga heaped further criticism on the Russian leader.

From Barron's Jun. 6, 2026

Just reading the many well-wishes heaped upon Aaron from his fellow pros affirms he is a well-loved, well-respected man.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

The singer also heaped praise on Billie Eilish whose single What Was I Made For?, from the soundtrack of the 2023 Barbie film, is one of the tracks covered by Weller.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

Ahead, on the western horizon, clouds lay heaped and brilliant, riven with chasms of darkness, their tops drawn out in the high-altitude winds.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Graham was, rhetorically, almost pathetically in Trump’s thrall, heaping flattery onto a president who’d once posted Graham’s phone number online for mass harassment.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

All of which is heaping pressure on professionals and entrepreneurs -- those not benefiting from the spending on the war who are "suffering the most", Kolyandr said.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

A new diet is sweeping through President Trump’s cabinet—and it involves heaping portions of sauerkraut.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Little wonder then that Musk has been heaping compliments on ASML, posting on X Saturday that “ASML should be treasured. It is arguably the greatest company in Europe.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

I promised her I would get back to it tomorrow, and thankfully, the conversation flowed again as a heaping bowl was plunked down before me.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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