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accrue

[uh-kroo] / əˈkru /


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Roberts said Ohtani would play all three of the Dodgers’ remaining regular-season games — “to accrue as many at-bats as he can” — against the San Francisco Giants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

There is no equivalent class in college and so no college credit to accrue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

It warned the company would "likely accrue" more than £900m in penalties over the next five years.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“There’s this concept out there that if your testosterone number is higher, then all these magical benefits will accrue to you, and it’s simply not true.”

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026

He knew the praise was premature, but the banquet hinted at the greater glory that would accrue to him at fair’s end, provided of course the exposition met the world’s elaborate expectations.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Identity isn’t just in one’s politics or favorite foods; it accrues in little things, glances and gestures and bits of wordless self-expression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“While most claims for exclusion are for modest amounts, the bulk of the excluded gains, and thus tax savings, accrues to high-income individuals making large exclusion claims,” the Treasury economists wrote.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Poor air quality also accrues an economic cost of about $800 billion each year.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026

But much more than that, it is a story about how one individual, when he accrues enough wealth and influence and connections, can work the entire global system to his benefit for very nefarious purposes.

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026

Much mischief accrues in society, from some ladies being too inquisitive, and others too communicative.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Eliza Leslie

The balance has been growing on her credit report due to accrued interest, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

As the plaintiffs depleted their unpaid time bank and accrued time off-task, they were threatened with termination, the lawsuit alleges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

According to the American Bondholders Foundation, this outstanding debt now exceeds $1 trillion, thanks to accrued interest and penalties.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

In an email to team managers seen by the BBC, the Central Scotland Football Association said it had accrued a "long list" of discipline issues "which have no place in grassroots football".

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The sum of it had almost entirely depleted the modest savings Ekon had accrued from his time at the temple, not that Koffi needed to know that, or anything else about his financial situation.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

“That leaves providers in this space of providing services and accruing and accumulating debt without any idea of when those contracts are going to be executed and when contracts will be paid,” Maceri said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Unfortunately, once you notice that inexorably ticking clock, you also become aware of the flimsiness of the play itself, and the accruing tedium of the production, directed by David Blum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Most of the wealth accruing to the companies monetizing it has been expropriated by them.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

StepStone has been accruing the liability on its financial statements, and the latest estimate of the cost of buying in the CH fee interest was $2.17 billion.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

The contract provided that all monies accruing to Malcolm X “shall be made payable by the agent to ‘Muhammad’s Mosque No. 2,’ ” but Malcolm X felt this was insufficient.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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