piling
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The skew in Treasury options has turned more bullish, signaling that more traders are piling into bullish call-option contracts that could pay off if bond prices rise.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Engineers and investors are piling into world models, aka “large action models,” to do for robotics what ChatGPT did for writing and coding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
An AFP reporter saw machinery piling up twisted and charred metal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
While plenty of investors are piling into technology stocks, sharp market swings mean the bets don't always pay off, with prices often moving on every major headline.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Which is why I spent all weekend clearing piles of clothes and papers out of the living room, piling everything into my closet in one giant, precarious stack.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
Boats have toppled pilings, and hard landings have cracked sterns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
The Gunas have tried to reinforce the island’s edge with rocks, pilings and coral, but seawater keeps coming.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
But two years later the wharf was destroyed in a large storm and was rebuilt four years later as a sightseeing pier with iron pilings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
I followed her onto the old bridge, where we leaned against the warped railing and looked down at the green-blue water ripping through the pilings.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
