adding up to
Example Sentences
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A billion here, a trillion there, pretty soon it’s going to start adding up to real money.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The weekly outlay for the “Hybrid Balance” came out to $70.80, adding up to $3,878 per year.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026
Rates have doubled over the past few years, adding up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional borrowing costs for home buyers.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
In the UK, one person is diagnosed with bowel cancer every 12 minutes, adding up to nearly 44,000 cases each year.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026
I imagined a magic square to calm down, all the rows and columns and diagonals adding up to fifteen.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
