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accumulation

[uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn] / əˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən /


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Bias: Hold; selective accumulation on pullbacks, particularly if trading activity and revisions improve.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The accumulation of mutations with age turns out to be remarkably consistent across the animal kingdom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

That “better” isn’t a lightning bolt so much as a slow accumulation — small, incremental shifts that bring something closer, then closer still.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

In the liver, fat accumulation increased, along with the activity of genes linked to fatty acid production and lipid transport.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

This flushing had undoubtedly released insecticides lodged in the accumulation of gravel, sand, and rubble and carried them into the lake and thence to the river, where chemical tests later established their presence.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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