piled

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Back then, traders piled into coffee contracts—betting the price would go up—after an Agriculture Department report warned of a coffee-supply shortage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He piled on runs in the Under-19 Challenger Trophy in November 2023, then carried that form into a quadrangular series later that month, representing India Under-19 against England and Bangladesh.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

So for all their bluster in public, Bondi and Blanche were floundering in court as losses piled up.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

Like every year, Tehran’s Tajrish Square was crammed with stalls piled high with hyacinth, garlic and sprouts, while some featured mini-pools holding tiny goldfish, all traditional elements of the haft-sin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Seeking security in military superiority, they recruited ever larger armies and navies, piled up more and more of the latest new weapons, and built wider and stronger fortifications along their national borders.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman