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heap

[heep] / hip /




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That is only a fraction of the heap of self-deception we’ve been amassing these past five months.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 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

Gold, silver and bitcoin are all falling to their lowest levels of the year as a strong dollar and fears of interest-rate hikes heap pressure on the “debasement trade.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Spoon-feeding this critical bit of dialogue early in the film allows Barker to heap as much violence, trauma and tropes onto Nikki’s character as possible, under the guise of thematic callbacks.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2026

The other 20 percent, bearing lower credit ratings, generally were more difficult to sell, but they could, incredibly, simply be piled up in yet another heap and reprocessed yet again, into more triple-A bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The run of defeats for India, coupled with two surprise losses to Ireland prior to this series, heaps pressure on Shreyas Iyer, who took over the India T20 captaincy in early June.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

The buildings collapsed into heaps, exposing thick layers of styrofoam that had been used as mortar between slabs of concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

It’s generating heaps of free cash by focusing on pricey trucks and sport-utility vehicles.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

Galthie has a dream team but heaps of pressure, too.

From BBC Mar. 6, 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

This was certainly reinforced by the universal condemnation heaped upon then-Rep.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's Jun. 6, 2026

He heaped praise on countries who have in recent months increased military spending and co-operation with the US, namechecking allies such as South Korea, Japan, Australia, and Philippines among others.

From BBC May 30, 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

To her left, at the foot of the steps, stood two drum-shaped iron braziers, rusty brown, with wood heaped up in them: pale, freshly cut firewood, log upon log.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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

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

The other big tech spenders may be forced to follow Alphabet’s lead in selling equity as an alternative to heaping on more debt.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

The weekend before the trial started, hundreds of emails dating from 2011-14 emerged linking the crown princess to Epstein, intensifying public scrutiny and heaping embarrassment on the royal family.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

Dad takes in a heaping forkful of squash and chews it like a furnace.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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