pile on
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It’s physical evidence that I scored that goal in college, and what I remember is that my teammates jumped over the boards to pile on top of me afterward, genuinely happy for me.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The risks surfaced this past week in South Korea, a market dominated by highflying semiconductor stocks and rife with investors eager to pile on leverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
They will be holding their breath and crossing their fingers their friends from across the pond pile on back in a matter of days.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Then scammers typically pile on pressure, adding voices claiming to be attorneys, courtroom clerks or bank tellers -- a cast of fictitious characters in a chaotic, urgent-sounding call.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The straw they had given him seemed even moldier than the pile on which Meggie had slept, but the boy looked as if he hadn’t closed his eyes since Flatnose had locked him in anyway.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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