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amass

[uh-mas] / əˈmæs /


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This aggressive discounting helped Jio rapidly amass some 553 million mobile subscribers by 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

Nvidia is helping amass hundreds of billions of dollars of financing for AI infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Each piece is registered in huge organizational folios that have taken centuries to amass.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

This is Vantara: billed as the world's biggest animal rescue centre, but also the target of persistent criticism over how it amassed an unprecedented collection, including critically endangered animals.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

But they couldn’t keep up with the daily payments, and amassed significant penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

"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

Over the years, he published more than 1,500 videos and amassed more than 1.3 million Instagram followers.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Nightfall came, and forced the hunters to quit—that, and lack of space, for they had amassed as many bottles as the car could contain.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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

Originally done by enthusiasts on their personal computers, it eventually grew into a big business, with companies amassing racks of Nvidia chips to mine bitcoin on an industrial scale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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

Chile's Joaquin Niemann was one of the most successful players on the LIV tour, amassing more than £60m in prize money.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Bobby then drew with Samuel Reshevsky, who was the defending champion, in an extremely intense game—and the fourteen-year-old was on fire after that, at one point amassing five wins in a row.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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