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The phrase "a piling" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to construction, engineering, or marine structures, referring to a vertical structure used to support a building or a dock.
Example: "The engineers decided to use a piling to ensure the stability of the new bridge."
Alternatives: "a post" or "a column".
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The geotechnical engineer needs to develop an appropriate game plan to conduct a piling engineering project.
"It was going to be a piling on," said one senior American officer.
The officers found Mr. Kariya on a piling trying to rescue the dog.
Overfurnished with purées, crumbles, jams and a piling on of vegetables, dishes lost focus.
One was clinging to a piling, and the other was treading water.
In 1992 a piling punctured the riverbed, flooding Chicago's underground tunnels and the basements of many office buildings.
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He is 41 and feels the muffin tops a-piling up, so he buys a running machine and gives up drink and puddings.
It's a cliché to point out that generic tropes are infecting the mainstream, with a piling-up of various apocalypses by those guilty of literature.
In half a minute, at the start, the music has zoomed from the simple fifth of the 12th century, sung by a solo oboe, to a piling-up of fifths that make a modern 10-note chord, swung forward as the first marker in the harmonic journey.
A pile of metal.
It was just a pile".
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