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

The house was built in 1959 by architect Harry M. Londelius, who gave the contemporary ranch a shake roof, cathedral ceilings and heaps of Palos Verdes stone.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 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

We fill supermarket cases with their flesh, all slick and gleaming on heaps of ice.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin