pile
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AFP journalists saw rescue dogs and their handlers scour the pile of broken concrete and jagged metal bars.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
After five months of Ashes post-mortem, this had all the ingredients to heap more misery on to England, and to pile more pressure on the management of Rob Key, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The size of your cash pile is not horrible, but there may be room for adjustment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
When a chunk fell near them, they worked it with their hands, separating it into individual globules that they tossed in a growing pile.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
I sweep the empty cookie tins from under my bed, arrange my dirty blouses into a pile.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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