accumulating

Example Sentences

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It has also suggested farmers select wheat varieties for pasta and bread that are "less prone to accumulating cadmium".

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Instead of accumulating extra fat, they developed lipodystrophy, a rare condition in which the body loses healthy fat tissue.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Once Bushehr launched, its accumulating spent fuel amounted to ever larger amounts of accessible plutonium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The industry still treats estate planning as a downstream activity — something you do after accumulating wealth, as a final step.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

They kept growing like nothing anyone had seen, doubling their numbers every twenty-four hours, stacking hundreds on top of hundreds, accumulating by the millions.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot