pileup

Example Sentences

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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

TSA has often been a crapshoot, risking pileups as travelers pulled laptops from carry-ons and novice vacationers struggled to untie their sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some ended up with an inventory pileup just as shoppers pulled back their spending, leaving companies to discount goods and take a hit on their margins, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The incident caused significant traffic pileups on Highway 50.

From Los Angeles Times

In the middle of the night … I’m still haunted by this mawkish pileup of gospel signifiers.

From Los Angeles Times