pileup

Example Sentences

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Blake Scholl, chief executive of the Denver-based aviation company Boom Supersonic, moved to Colorado a decade ago, inspired by its thriving business climate, but said the pileup of regulations has delayed his construction projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

And so there has been a pileup of ignominy referred to a busier-than-ever Ethics Committee.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

In my family, birthdays arrive in a cheerful pileup.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

The advantages are obvious: The method could be used for future data storage and for fast data transmission at terahertz rates without the systems being slowed down by the pileup of heat.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025

It didn’t matter what eyewitnesses saw, or that the newspapers reported the next day that the Cadillac was part of the ten-car pileup on the bridge.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides