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pileup

[pahyl-uhp] / ˈpaɪlˌʌp /
NOUN
stack
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And so there has been a pileup of ignominy referred to a busier-than-ever Ethics Committee.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

A Jan. 31 pileup involved 59 cars with 10 people needing hospitalization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

In my family, birthdays arrive in a cheerful pileup.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

A three-mile stretch of Highway 99 was closed for more than five hours Saturday after dense fog led to a massive vehicle pileup in Tulare County, about 40 miles north of Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Carefully, without disturbing the pileup of plastic baskets, we climbed up and over the nearest register’s conveyer belt.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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