pileup
Example Sentences
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A Jan. 31 pileup involved 59 cars with 10 people needing hospitalization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
In my family, birthdays arrive in a cheerful pileup.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2026
The advantages are obvious: The method could be used for future data storage and for fast data transmission at terahertz rates without the systems being slowed down by the pileup of heat.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2025
Yet, what grounds the story amid the pileup of sci-fi terms and lore is the convincingly intense bond that these male protagonists have nurtured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
The third group had a pileup halfway around the pitch.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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