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heap

[heep] / hip /




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I’d be remiss not to heap praise on the sisters Mara, who bring something to the screen that I haven’t seen in quite some time.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Discovery shareholders by $7 million a day, so-called ticking fees that will heap more debt onto the highly leveraged transaction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"All these apples will go on the compost heap," MacDonald tells me, ruefully.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

That promises to heap more pressure on an already strapped public — even if the full economic impact of higher energy prices might take a while to fully trickle down to the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Still, it doesn’t seem right to heap all the blame on one person or one family.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Along with heaps of data on shoppers and an increasingly sophisticated digital advertising network, they have a fleet of smaller contract factories that can make pretty much anything and are eager for the business.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

In addition, there is heaps of hype around the Rams.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

His Codex agent sifts through heaps of options flow data to identify big, aggressive trades, likely coming from institutional players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Scattered along the walls of the studio were tidy heaps of scarves and mesh, rainbows of stripes, every shade of ballet pink, Uggs of every height.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Large women in bright head scarves sat behind heaps of vegetables outside the Portuguese store.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

It’s always heaped with trash, like a municipal dump on a busy thoroughfare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

SpaceX’s traction among consumers and government customers with its satellite offerings has heaped pressure on companies looking to compete, prompting a wave of consolidation across the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

On Saturday, Ukraine's foreign minister Andriy Sybiga heaped further criticism on the Russian leader.

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

He heaped praise on countries who have in recent months increased military spending and co-operation with the US, namechecking allies such as South Korea, Japan, Australia, and Philippines among others.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Ahead, on the western horizon, clouds lay heaped and brilliant, riven with chasms of darkness, their tops drawn out in the high-altitude winds.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

The RAC said price rises were "showing no signs of slowing, heaping more misery onto motorists".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

ISTANBUL—Turkish authorities rushed to contain the fallout from the implosion of a series of investment funds that held billions of dollars, heaping fresh stress on Turkey’s troubled economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

At every turn, Schoenbrun buries the movie alive, heaping layer upon layer of meta subtext onto it.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

The influx is heaping "colossal pressure" on the cities, he warned in separate comments last year.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

The waitress came back with heaping trays of food— cheeseburgers, fries, onion rings, and chocolate shakes.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan




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