accumulation
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In forests, peat is an accumulation of spongy, highly flammable, carbon-rich material formed over time through the decomposition of plant matter.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Investing, by comparison, offers a much better shot at long-term wealth accumulation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Li, who is in his late 40s, was an early beneficiary of the loophole that allowed the accumulation of overseas wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The distance wasn't so bad, it's just the accumulation of it every day especially in this heat.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The lines in his face look as if each one were put there by a distinct calamity rather than a slow accumulation of sorrow.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
“No, but I’m very excited because it’s kind of a way for me to perhaps move my accumulations into the world at large,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Normal mice developed accumulations of the toxic protein in their brains and went on to show Parkinson's like symptoms.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
But people don’t buy annuities and remain reluctant to tap their accumulations.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
Big Red chased the swaying patterns while his master swept and dusted, scrubbed the floor and scoured the toilet and cleared the desk of literary accumulations.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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