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piling

[pahy-ling] / ˈpaɪ lɪŋ /






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“With sellers piling into the market and demand falling flat, today’s house hunters can afford to be choosy,” Asad Khan, a senior economist at Redfin, said in a statement.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Her house manager, Sabrina Thompson, both relieves the household logistics and prevents things from piling up, part of the job requirement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The military is expanding, and the number of veterans to take care of is piling up, said Oleksandra Myronenko, economist at Ukraine’s Centre for Economic Strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

In an interview with the BBC on Monday, Healey did not rule out tax increases in the Budget, with a recent increase in government borrowing costs piling pressure on the public finances.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Some evenings, Mami let me sit on Don Pedro’s boat, which was tied to a piling between our house and Doña Andrea’s.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Now, surfers are dodging pipes and pilings for the best waves they’ve ever seen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The jagged wood pilings are likely from railroad trestles installed to carry boulders out to the existing jetty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

For outdoor adventure enthusiasts, there is also a new dock with concrete pilings, boat and jet ski lifts, and vinyl bulkhead that are situated on a 75 x 160 waterfront lot.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

His family’s business has been on the wharf for 40 years, and although he remembers storms that caused significant damage — pilings cracking or boats crashing — there’s never been a collapse this major.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2024

When the water’s lapping around the high marks on the pilings, I give the winch a couple of cranks until the line goes tight.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick




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