pile up
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Even as new signs of economic strain pile up, Federal Reserve officials are sticking to an upbeat forecast for growth, and they’re pointing to artificial intelligence to explain why.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Affidavits from five Cuban men described being forced onto buses on several occasions and driven to Santa Teresa, N.M., a remote, one-lane border crossing where tumbleweeds pile up against an 18-foot-tall border wall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
In a blog post, the band's former press officer Stuart Bailie recalled telling the papers that a "pile up of snow on the venues makes it too hazardous" to play, because "a roof might collapse".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
As job cuts pile up, Tinner is up against intense competition in a job market flooded with talent from the top companies in tech.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Soon, Speed stopped opening the letters and let them pile up in the backroom of her store until they stacked thirty envelopes high.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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