piling up
Example Sentences
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“We lived in…this world where we were piling up bigger and bigger piles of capital, which pushed down the cost of capital, pushed down interest rates,” Clark noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Michael Center for Spiritual Liberation and Exorcism -- five months old this week -- was built because "cases were piling up", Father Jose Francisco Syquia told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
The injuries are piling up for Canada, which lost center back Moïse Bombito and forward Marcelo Flores to injuries after the World Cup roster had been determined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
“But worsening infrastructure problems combined with negative international press coverage about blackouts and garbage piling up hurt demand.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
These already looked like the ones we’d first moved into, sand piling up against foundation blocks, the clotheslines empty, all signs and markers gone.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
