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

Bob Lynch, chief executive of research firm SponsorUnited, estimated that teams hosting the Dodgers generated roughly $15 million in cumulative revenue from the brands that have attached themselves to the team.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Over a decade, the cumulative burden reaches into the trillions; over a quarter century, it can approach $10 trillion—roughly the combined annual economic output of Germany and Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Women also step out of the workforce in greater numbers than men for child-rearing and eldercare, often right around that crucial age of 35 when men’s cumulative earnings go up and women’s go down.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

There is a theory that the process of aging may be due to the cumulative effect of imprecision, a gradual degrading of information.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas