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accumulation

[uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn] / əˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən /


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The chart also shows accumulation with heavy volume during significant price advances dating back to September.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

That “better” isn’t a lightning bolt so much as a slow accumulation — small, incremental shifts that bring something closer, then closer still.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

At the end of the 75-year accumulation period, the trust fund would repay the Treasury the principal and interest on the original borrowed amount.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

"Bangladesh has a strong history of high immunisation coverage, but even small disruptions can lead to the gradual accumulation of immunity gaps over time."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The new doctrines arose partly because of the accumulation of historical knowledge, and the growth of the historical sense, which had hardly existed before the nineteenth century.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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