accumulation
Example Sentences
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“We’ve spent so much time thinking about accumulation that we haven’t thought about a plan to take what we have accumulated and stretch it over however long we live,” Chatzky said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
The Sherman Antitrust Act may have been designed to rein in corporate power, but it did nothing to slow Rockefeller’s massive accumulation of wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The judge stated that vacating the decision would allow parties to erase unfavorable rulings and hinder the accumulation of legal precedents.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Seeing the accumulation of other people’s innermost desires in the trees — and given that the wishes are uncovered — lends the work an openness and accessibility that can be therapeutic, Loyer said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
But only careful accumulation and assessment of the evidence can tell us whether a given world is inhabited.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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