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amass

[uh-mas] / əˈmæs /


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Vaserstein, who took years to amass millions of followers with funny man-on-the-street interviews, was pleased with the success.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

It’s tough to say if SpaceX will amass enough spectrum that it becomes attractive to one of the big network carriers as they consider their future bandwidth needs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

By purchasing at low prices, they could amass big stakes inside their retirement accounts while remaining within annual contribution limits intended to keep tax subsidies modest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

They’re a play to attract investors who are outraged enough by Musk but, like other narrowly focused ETFs, they probably won’t amass “significant” assets, he added.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

He continued to make observations and amass facts.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

William amasses a mighty army to fight Harold for the crown, and the two sides meet at the Battle of Hastings.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Rogan, the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Paul Bannick, who has written two books about woodpeckers, said the acorn woodpecker, a species common on the West Coast, often amasses thousands of the nuts for winter.

From Washington Post Feb. 7, 2023

No sitcom amasses a 175-episode catalog without understanding the power of 22 perfectly sculpted minutes of television.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2022

Maybe if she amasses $4,000, her brother Marco will help her invest it in Honduras.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The accompanying video, which features footage provided by Hussle’s family and new clips of Rideaux, has amassed more than 1.2 million views.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The hedge fund retained the portfolio of private stakes it had amassed, including a multibillion-dollar stake in Anthropic, as well as investments in the cloud startup Fluidstack and chip startup MatX.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Their music videos have each amassed millions of views.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The 24-year-old essayist and stockpicker amassed a $45 billion portfolio, and a cult following on the internet, thanks to his prescient predictions of where AI was headed and which companies were going to benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

He’d amassed 10½ points, and just as at the United States Open, he hadn’t lost a game.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Some experts have warned that amassing too much space junk around Earth could lead to a dangerous chain reaction of collisions known as the "Kessler syndrome."

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Mr. McElwee has for decades trained his camera on the stuff of everyday existence, amassing hours of footage of the people around him, Adrian among them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The company also has been amassing wireless spectrum to support its ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

For now, investors are pleased with the three amassing new business and growing sales.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Taking 2 percent of assets off the top, as most did, meant the hedge fund manager got paid simply for amassing vast amounts of other people’s money.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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