heaps
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The buildings collapsed into heaps, exposing thick layers of styrofoam that had been used as mortar between slabs of concrete.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Rescue teams and volunteers climbed heaps of ruins that used to be buildings as tall as 15 stories, screaming out the names of the missing.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
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
Uncollected garbage rotted in heaps, and people cued outside of bakeries for their daily government ration of bread.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Beneath were heaps of dry leaves, enough to cover many men.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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