pileup

Example Sentences

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Private equity’s pileup of unsold investments—just shy of 33,000 companies globally worth more than $3 trillion—has hamstrung fundraising and strained relations with fund investors waiting to get money back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

And so there has been a pileup of ignominy referred to a busier-than-ever Ethics Committee.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The California Highway Patrol responded to the vehicle pileup at 7:34 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

In my family, birthdays arrive in a cheerful pileup.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

I wondered who was covering for him as I wove my way through the pileup and toward the store, hoping my cap would keep me invisible—I felt like a ghost anyway.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth