amass
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Bernstein expects the Warner Bros. film and TV studios to amass $11.7 billion in revenue, driven by strong titles including the sequel to “Minecraft” and a new “Lord of the Rings” movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
He inflated Navatek’s payroll to amass loans of $13 million, according to a federal indictment.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Jane’s father was the famed Sol Goldman, a scrappy Brooklyn grocer’s son who would at his height amass 1,900 properties across the city, including a stake in the Chrysler Building.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
But you don’t need access to startup shares to amass significant money in these accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
He continued to make observations and amass facts.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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Our critic noted that “the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
William amasses a mighty army to fight Harold for the crown, and the two sides meet at the Battle of Hastings.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The president, in turn, has played the two sides off against each other to ensure, analysts say, that neither amasses too much power.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
Paul Bannick, who has written two books about woodpeckers, said the acorn woodpecker, a species common on the West Coast, often amasses thousands of the nuts for winter.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
Maybe if she amasses $4,000, her brother Marco will help her invest it in Honduras.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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"The scientific community has amassed lots of paleoclimate records over recent decades, but it's remained a challenge to directly link these records to future projections, since there is uncertainty at both ends," said Fu.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
JetBlue had amassed roughly $8.5 billion in debt and finance lease obligations as of June, according to the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Over the years, he published more than 1,500 videos and amassed more than 1.3 million Instagram followers.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
It’s also amassed 2.3 million followers and roughly 20 million monthly views across five YouTube channels and various social media platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Still, Dr. Strayer had amassed a trove of data, much of it peer- reviewed and published in respectable scientific journals.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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Perhaps most ruthlessly of all, Charlton Athletic's Les Reed was dismissed on Christmas Eve in 2006, having won only one of his seven league games in charge, amassing four points.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
After rushing for a touchdown and amassing 125 yards receiving in the Rams’ comeback victory over the Eagles, Nacua said he hoped there would be Philly cheesesteaks on the team plane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The London-based firm specializes in corporate debt and has been one of Europe’s fastest-growing fund managers, amassing around $22 billion since founder Hamza Lemssouguer, a former corporate-debt trader at Credit Suisse, launched it in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
On Sunday, Bloomberg reported that Mark Fischbach, a filmmaker and YouTube personality with nearly 40 million subscribers, had become the GoPro’s biggest shareholder after amassing an 8.5% stake in the company.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
She pushed the prosecutors to go after Reggie, then took on the cause of texting and driving, amassing a binder of evidence for media and legislators.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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