accumulated

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This meant vintage Levi’s, worn tees, thrift-store knits, “pieces that feel inherited or accumulated over time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Instead of subtracting spending from income, it adds up what households did with their money or how much households accumulated in assets net of new borrowing.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The rubbish appeared to have accumulated over time from being dumped from a lay-by at the top of Bwlch Mountain, meaning it lay on steep terrain that was difficult to access.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Lower down the wealth ladder, the top 10% have seen $34.3 trillion in new wealth since 2020—as much as the group accumulated in the nine-and-a-half years prior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Lyell had argued that the current landscape of the earth was the consequence of natural forces that had accumulated over millions of years.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee