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piling on



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It comes after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached fresh records on Tuesday, with chip company Micron piling on nearly 20 percent to also hit a $1 trillion market cap.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The boys celebrated their victory by piling on top of one another in the snow.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

And the company is piling on debt to keep that spending going, weakening its balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Adding reliever Edwin Díaz and outfielder Kyle Tucker, frankly, is just piling on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

I felt the responsibilities piling on my conscience.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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