heap

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This game began, appropriately enough, with Angela Dugalic blocking Aston Judd’s shot and then glaring at her as the Longhorn lay in a heap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Some, but not all, families see a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow if their child makes it as a professional and heap enormous pressure on their shoulders to succeed.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Some crafty artifice and a heap of negative space aren’t enough to fill the void left by a complete lack of narrative sense.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

During their first White House meeting last June, Merz challenged Trump to heap pressure on Moscow to end the "terrible" Ukraine war raging since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

When we’re tired, we collapse in a heap.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko