pile
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Now, their remaining posessions include a teacup, some paperwork and a few items of burnt clothing left from a pile of ironing in the kitchen.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
With the $6.8 billion Taylor Morrison deal, Berkshire likely went for scale as it sought to deploy some of the massive pile of cash it had amassed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The dancers pile atop one another and let the sand in their hands fall as if they are crumbling sculptures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Perhaps, even, you’d directly invest in those and the pile of assets those managers advise would shrink.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
I drew the Bible over my head along with the dress, rolled them together and buried the bundle at the bottom of the clothing pile.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Dispersion beneath the surface of the index has touched one of the highest levels in history in 2026, as investors have piled into hot AI-linked memory stocks and industrial names.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
He's piled all managerial emotion into two campaigns.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Long queues of people could be seen evacuating towns on foot, by motorbike and car, some piled into the back of pickup trucks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Barbecue flatbread arrives piled with chicken, cheese, and sauce, as though California Pizza Kitchen had taken up Spanish.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
There it went, bound for Plinkst, piled high with sacks of mail.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
TOKYO—China has been piling diplomatic, military and economic pressure on Japan for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
What has been striking about this summer is not any single record, but the way weather extremes are piling up.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Stocks have shot higher over the past four trading sessions, and investors who are worried about missing out are piling into bullish options bets just to try to keep up.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, who has endorsed the mayor, said that Bass has done a good job related to the Lineage fire, but that critics are piling on to a politician in a susceptible position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
I sit at the table and start piling up my plate.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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