pileup
Example Sentences
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Lindsey believes a pileup in delays could be enough to spur a broader market correction.
In my family, birthdays arrive in a cheerful pileup.
From Salon
A three-mile stretch of Highway 99 was closed for more than five hours Saturday after dense fog led to a massive vehicle pileup in Tulare County, about 40 miles north of Bakersfield.
From Los Angeles Times
A main reason his residence has survived his fluctuations in fame is that it was conceived as an indivisible work, not just a pileup of expensive objects.
Taking the train, in theory, allows her to avoid any traffic jams — or, even worse, pileups that some states have experienced in recent days.
From MarketWatch
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