accumulate
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Although alpha-synuclein has major clinical importance, researchers have not fully understood the cellular processes that cause it to accumulate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Rather than continuing to accumulate young talent around their lone lottery picks, Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson, they decided they were ready to accelerate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Under the proposal, workers would need to have a total of 20 years in physically demanding jobs throughout their careers or to accumulate 15 points over the years worked in such a job.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
As senescent cells accumulate with age, they can contribute to chronic inflammation and interfere with normal tissue repair.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
It had taken her years to save five dollars, she had hoarded pennies to accumulate such a sum.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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Typically, having an estate plan becomes more important after someone gets married, has children or accumulates assets around which there could be confusion if something happened to the person.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Banks themselves see their net interest margins improve, since the interest they earn on newly extended credit accumulates faster than the interest they are paying on customer deposits like savings accounts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
History accumulates faster than collective memory can accommodate it.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Namely, how much microplastic is absorbed by the body and how much accumulates over time given that researchers think some level of the plastics exit the body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He says he means to use the fat that slowly accumulates in the tin-lid for polishing his boots, and roars with laughter for half an hour at his own joke.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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His tweet about it has accumulated more than 20 million views.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Plants require a certain amount of accumulated heat, calculated as 'growing degree-days,' to progress through developmental stages including fruiting. Our plant cover has proven to enhance these," Olawuyi said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Beijing has so far been able to lean on stockpiles accumulated before the Iran conflict, limiting the need to buy additional crude on the international market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Ben Dancer has chosen to dance for several hours at a time before taking his accumulated rest.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
And he generously dispensed his accumulated wisdom to the very rivals who were competing with him for clients, most notably Scott Fischer.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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"During hibernation, bears do not eat or drink and lose one-third of their body weight. Their winter survival depends on accumulating ample fat reserves before entering the den," organisers wrote.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Known in Los Angeles art circles for his vast collection of African art and legendary dinner parties, Ernest “Ernie” Wolfe III has spent a lifetime accumulating art, friends and stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Records tumbled in overheated basins like the Atlantic and Mediterranean and also the tropical Pacific, where the strongest El Nino weather pattern in the modern era is fast accumulating strength.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Spending long periods sitting without getting up may carry greater health risks than simply accumulating a high amount of sedentary time over the course of a day.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Devine closed his eyes, trying to remember why it was so important to keep growing, building, expanding and absorbing and accumulating things and power and making money, and making more money on top of that.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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