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

CEO Brian Bleese says the first job has been to clear large amounts of litter that had accumulated and to carry out surveys to assess the health of the habitat.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

It was really, achingly, endlessly true, and it was always during roll calls that the accumulated misery threatened to overwhelm me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom