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as in piling
to form into a pile or ridge of earth
banked sand into little mounds on the beach
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as in depositing
to put in an account
she always banks half of her paycheck
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Recent Examples of banking
Majority of Pennsylvania's most trustworthy companies in Pittsburgh Of the 700 companies featured, the highest‑ranking Pittsburgh companies span a range of industries, from banking to retail to health care.
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Finch Walker, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Huge government contracts meant plenty of defense capital was floating around, but the city and county were banking none of it.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Freezing 20 or more eggs pushed success rates near 82%, while banking fewer than 10 dropped them below 60%.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Weissman said use of the data center could include a Netflix customer reaching out to the data center and picking a movie sent to their TV, or even banking usage.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Finch Walker, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Huge government contracts meant plenty of defense capital was floating around, but the city and county were banking none of it.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Freezing 20 or more eggs pushed success rates near 82%, while banking fewer than 10 dropped them below 60%.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Weissman said use of the data center could include a Netflix customer reaching out to the data center and picking a movie sent to their TV, or even banking usage.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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After more than four years, Russia’s full-scale invasion has morphed into a grinding war of attrition where soldiers are being killed en masse, financial losses are piling up and Kyiv has started to liberate more land than Moscow has seized.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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In the new Hubble image, some of the gas on the outer edge of M88 can be seen compressing and piling up.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 May 2026
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After depositing the checks into the accounts, Parente and her co-conspirators then reportedly withdrew or attempted to withdraw money before the bank realized the checks were fraudulent.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
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The driveway loops around the side yard, depositing cars in an underground garage, maintaining unobstructed views of the landscape through the home’s floor–to-ceiling windows.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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By stacking multiple layers of silicon circuits, engineers can increase transistor density, reduce communication distances inside chips, and improve energy efficiency.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Named the Big Ten 2026 Pitcher of the Year after stacking a record 113 strikeouts in conference play, Edwards is integral to what has been USC’s best team since the early 2000s.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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