cumulative

Example Sentences

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Hammack has opposed recent rate cuts because she is more worried about elevated inflation than the potential labor-market fragility that prompted officials to lower rates by a cumulative 0.75-point over the past several months.

From The Wall Street Journal

Critics argue the cumulative effect of these measures is creating undue hardship for skilled workers and the companies that rely on them.

From Salon

Learning a cuisine’s core spices sharpens your palate and reminds you that flavor, like culture, is cumulative — built from small, deliberate choices that add up to something unmistakable.

From Salon

The cumulative effect, some advocates worry, is that the public will know less about law enforcement activity, and that there will be fewer independent investigations into deputies and department leaders alike.

From Los Angeles Times

Early data from Black Friday weekend showed that consumers were out in full force, despite ongoing concerns that inflation’s cumulative effects would keep them home.

From Barron's