piling
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For too long, England have only been able to win when piling up big scores.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
The military is expanding, and the number of veterans to take care of is piling up, said Oleksandra Myronenko, economist at Ukraine’s Centre for Economic Strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The lies were piling up and making me feel funny.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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
It’s the University of Maine’s contribution to a worldwide race to improve floating machines to tap wind that blows across deeper waters offshore, too deep to attach turbines to the seabed with permanent pilings.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
“Eleanor!” he shouted, and when she looked up he let go a bouquet of red roses, which sailed gently toward the water in the wind and landed in the waves below the dock pilings.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
