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accumulate

[uh-kyoo-myuh-layt] / əˈkju mjəˌleɪt /


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Ord Minnett upgrades Northern Star to accumulate, from hold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Such rocks form as layers of material accumulate over long periods of time.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

That disruption may reduce the brain's ability to clear harmful molecules that accumulate during recovery.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 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

As the program continued, facts began to accumulate from studies made by biologists of state and federal wildlife agencies and several universities.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

As chromosome mixing accumulates over time, lineages continue to diverge.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

The word Maven comes from the Yiddish, and it means one who accumulates knowledge.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

“The question is ultimately about familiarity, affinity, and allyship—not as symbolic gestures, but as evidence accumulated over years of shared political struggle. It is a proxy for trust,” he wrote.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Northern Ireland's first nine points in the Uefa Nations League were accumulated over the grand total of 17 games.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

His tweet about it has accumulated more than 20 million views.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

The room was not impressively large, even by Manhattan apartment-house standards, but its accumulated furnishings might have lent a snug appearance to a banquet hall in Valhalla.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Over the past year or so, Berkshire Hathaway has become a major shareholder of YouTube’s parent, Alphabet, accumulating a stake worth about $38 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Supporters point to accumulating interest on loans, shelling out for litigation and rising costs for materials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"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

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

A week before the day, she began accumulating firecrackers.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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