piles

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Demand in China has been wobbly, and the company has been trying to sell off piles of unwanted casual sneakers, like Dunks and Air Force 1s.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

With piles of snow at every intersection and pedestrians moving in slow motion, I regularly bolted ahead and mounted obstacles like a fullback rushing for glory, leaving Sarah somewhere behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He testified that he went about 200 to 300 feet up, to where piles of hose were being dropped.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Animals were often cooked and eaten, and their bones discarded in waste piles where exposure to heat and weather gradually breaks down genetic material.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

He would make piles of stones, using each pile as a step to build the next one, until he’d made enough to walk, or hop, his way across the river.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig