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accretion

[uh-kree-shuhn] / əˈkri ʃən /


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One unresolved question involves magnetic accretion and the formation of satellites.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Farah's model suggests that some of the material blasted outward by the explosion later fell back toward the newborn magnetar, forming an accretion disk.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

“Investors have built confidence in the resilience of earnings, accretion from investment opportunities, and greater free float/liquidity,” says Fromyhr.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

MS estimates modest earnings per share accretion of less than 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

Physicists grappled with the mysteries of subatomic behavior into the mid-1920s, hoping that the steady accretion of observed results would lead them to the truth.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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