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accumulate

[uh-kyoo-myuh-layt] / əˈkju mjəˌleɪt /


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Ord Minnett upgrades Northern Star to accumulate, from hold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Plaques are abnormal deposits of a protein called amyloid beta that accumulate between brain cells, while tangles are twisted forms of the tau protein that develop inside neurons.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Rather than continuing to accumulate young talent around their lone lottery picks, Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson, they decided they were ready to accelerate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Under the proposal, workers would need to have a total of 20 years in physically demanding jobs throughout their careers or to accumulate 15 points over the years worked in such a job.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Some scholars imagine ancient hunter-gatherer societies as peaceful paradises, and argue that war and violence began only with the Agricultural Revolution, when people started to accumulate private property.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Atsukuni Tabata, 56, who works at an advertising company, said it was "scary" not knowing what AI would do as it "accumulates more and more data".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

History accumulates faster than collective memory can accommodate it.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lenders may also offer the option to defer repayment until after graduation, but keep in mind that interest still accumulates during that time.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

In a presidency good news comes and goes but bad news accumulates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

He accumulates some capital and goes into a business venture with his sons.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Beijing has so far been able to lean on stockpiles accumulated before the Iran conflict, limiting the need to buy additional crude on the international market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"It comes through shared digital memory. YG Entertainment was early in leveraging digital platforms like YouTube, which built a lasting global fan foundation that has accumulated across two generations."

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

According to a Thursday report from Sensor Tower, Muse has accumulated over 3.4 million downloads across the U.S. and Canada since its Sept. 8 launch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

These cylindrical samples preserve layers of material that accumulated on the ocean floor over centuries.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Quite quickly I had accumulated enough nicknames to last a lifetime.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

Over the past year or so, Berkshire Hathaway has become a major shareholder of YouTube’s parent, Alphabet, accumulating a stake worth about $38 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

"During hibernation, bears do not eat or drink and lose one-third of their body weight. Their winter survival depends on accumulating ample fat reserves before entering the den," organisers wrote.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Oxygen began accumulating in the atmosphere, setting in motion changes that eventually helped make possible the rise of complex organisms such as plants and animals about half a billion years ago.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Known in Los Angeles art circles for his vast collection of African art and legendary dinner parties, Ernest “Ernie” Wolfe III has spent a lifetime accumulating art, friends and stories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

He felt the starch stiffening against his sides, felt his sweat accumulating in places he could not reach.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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