cumulative

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According to Malik, the Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, these attacks all have a cumulative effect.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The amount that some people spend every month on their “stacks”—the numerous capsules, powders and injections they take in the hopes of achieving a cumulative, self-optimizing effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“Applying for and opening new credit accounts will tend to lower your credit scores, so avoiding multiple applications over a short time frame can prevent a cumulative negative effect,” says Experian.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

On Monday, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang said at the annual GTC conference he expects over $1 trillion in cumulative data center revenue from 2025 through 2027.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Still another factor tipping the balance away from hunting-gathering was the cumulative development of technologies on which food production would eventually depend—technologies for collecting, processing, and storing wild foods.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond