heaps

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Chile imports more sulfuric acid than any other country and uses it to leach copper from huge heaps of ore.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

“It’s hell,” said a taxi driver named Pedro as he drove past heaps of garbage rotting in the streets because there is not enough gas for trash trucks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The site of the fire is still screened off behind white plastic sheets, but in front of it are heaps of flowers and soft toys at a shrine that keeps growing.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

To prepare for the first service since the disaster, the church had to remove towering heaps of mud that had been washed inside.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

A sailor ran through the heaps of refugees, instructing everyone to put on life vests.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys