piling
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I like to treat these almost like tostadas, crisping them up and piling them high with toppings.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
But evidence is piling up, and, if you’re immunocompromised like me, there’s no downside to getting it sooner than later.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Many investors had also likely been waiting for artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic to release its S-1 filing for its initial public offering before piling back into the trade, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
But as he started piling up his 16 points in the Lakers’ 125-117 win over their crosstown rival, the crowd started to turn on the sharp-shooting Hachimura.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Some evenings, Mami let me sit on Don Pedro’s boat, which was tied to a piling between our house and Doña Andrea’s.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
He’s still getting to know the boulders, wooden pilings and shards of rusty metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Boats have toppled pilings, and hard landings have cracked sterns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
Outside, a breeze rippled water against the pilings.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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