stacked
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They are posed dashingly on the diagonal, the German dog, ears pricked, stacked as if in the show ring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
A Spain side stacked with star names have sneaked their way into the World Cup final, where they ultimately triumph in a bruising encounter against the Netherlands with an extra-time Andres Iniesta winner.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“There was a lot of confusion about prefab housing in general. People had a mental image of it. People didn’t know how the quality stacked up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Empty apartments with the boxes still stacked against the wall.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
“I have seen the dark: dark stacked upon dark. I have seen such purposeless sorrow. I have seen fear, and dread. I have seen death. Oh, Christopher, the death!”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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