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accumulation

[uh-kyoo-myuh-lay-shuhn] / əˌkju mjəˈleɪ ʃən /


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After doing so, they observed reductions in fat accumulation, inflammation and scarring.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

There is also evidence that reversing the accumulation can help.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In the Cell Stem Cell study, researchers used miBrains to explore another effect of APOE4: its role in the accumulation of abnormal proteins associated with neurodegenerative disease.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

It can be the accumulation of everywhere a person has been and everything they have experienced.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The capture and confession of Klaus Fuchs were like a dam breaking in Lamphere's and Gardner's years-long accumulation of clues, leads, and evidence of an active Soviet espionage ring in the United States.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

“No, but I’m very excited because it’s kind of a way for me to perhaps move my accumulations into the world at large,” he said.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

Normal mice developed accumulations of the toxic protein in their brains and went on to show Parkinson's like symptoms.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Rainfall accumulations of 60-80mm are likely, with as much as 100-120mm over high ground.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

Big Red chased the swaying patterns while his master swept and dusted, scrubbed the floor and scoured the toilet and cleared the desk of literary accumulations.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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