piling
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The long wait for gas turbines has everyone from tiny California startup Parallax to Elon Musk piling into the power business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Against USC, though, the Scarlet Knights had little trouble moving up and down the field, piling up 460 yards along the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
“With sellers piling into the market and demand falling flat, today’s house hunters can afford to be choosy,” Asad Khan, a senior economist at Redfin, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
In an interview with the BBC on Monday, Healey did not rule out tax increases in the Budget, with a recent increase in government borrowing costs piling pressure on the public finances.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Peter was busy piling more wood on the fire.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Now, surfers are dodging pipes and pilings for the best waves they’ve ever seen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He’s still getting to know the boulders, wooden pilings and shards of rusty metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
For outdoor adventure enthusiasts, there is also a new dock with concrete pilings, boat and jet ski lifts, and vinyl bulkhead that are situated on a 75 x 160 waterfront lot.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
About 300 pilings were destroyed, with some barnacle-covered beams turning up in the Monterey Harbor, 25 miles south.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
I served the tea with a smile sunk in concrete pilings.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
