heap
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Retail investors love Musk’s companies, and will likely be able to buy a heap of stock at the offering price of $135.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 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
Images from the scene show a mangled heap of scaffolding and concrete splaying out onto the street, covered by green safety netting.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
On May 4, 1945, at Gunskirchen, a Nazi prison camp in Austria, Edith was found by U.S. soldiers in a heap of people dead or dying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
I run behind him and grab on to his arms, pulling him backward, and backward, and backward again—until we both fall onto each other in a heap.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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
“It’s hell,” said a taxi driver named Pedro as he drove past heaps of garbage rotting in the streets because there is not enough gas for trash trucks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
Galthie has a dream team but heaps of pressure, too.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Bumrah has only been hit for three sixes across the entire tournament and his miserly economy rate heaps pressure onto the remaining 16 overs of a match.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Mattie and Fern were ashen heaps, feverish on the floor.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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
But he heaped praise on referee Chris Kavanagh for his decision.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
At first glance that structure looks unfinished, a stack of six white boxes hastily heaped up at a shoe store on inventory day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Audrey Boatwright came over with two tin plates heaped with stew and potatoes, steaming hot.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Paddling up Narragansett Bay, a kayaker spotted a strange new development between the Quidnessett Country Club and the sea: a heaping pile of rocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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
A few of its bondholders have sued the company, claiming it hasn’t been transparent about the heaping costs required to meet its data-center-buildout goals.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
Solely to look after the Divinos and keep them from heaping misery on the other people types and giving them a pinch from time to time?
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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