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amass

[uh-mas] / əˈmæs /


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Having a high-paying job can make it easier to amass a higher net worth, but only if the household doesn’t spend it all.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

This aggressive discounting helped Jio rapidly amass some 553 million mobile subscribers by 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Bernstein expects the Warner Bros. film and TV studios to amass $11.7 billion in revenue, driven by strong titles including the sequel to “Minecraft” and a new “Lord of the Rings” movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

He inflated Navatek’s payroll to amass loans of $13 million, according to a federal indictment.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

He continued to make observations and amass facts.

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

Our critic noted that “the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

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

Wide receiver Makai Lemon has a standout game for USC, which amasses 517 total yards of offense in a 45-31 victory over Michigan State to move to 4-0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

But even if Mr. Nadezhdin amasses enough signatures, the Russian authorities could find a way to disqualify him.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

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

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The cosmetics billionaire amassed an estimated $1.5 billion collection of German and Austrian modern art and installed it in Manhattan’s Neue Galerie a quarter-century ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Through multiple website blocks and closure orders, Mada has amassed a loyal following, in part for being a rare springboard for young journalists.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Palace can also count themselves a little unfortunate to have amassed seven points and find themselves in 20th.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

A handful of tech and tech-adjacent stocks have amassed unparalleled influence over the direction of the index.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Charles’s long-range goal was to write the huge book he had intended from the beginning, including all the material and evidence he had amassed and would continue to amass about evolution by natural selection.

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

For seven seasons, he watched Donald destroy offenses while amassing most of his 111 career sacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Perhaps most ruthlessly of all, Charlton Athletic's Les Reed was dismissed on Christmas Eve in 2006, having won only one of his seven league games in charge, amassing four points.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

On Sunday, Bloomberg reported that Mark Fischbach, a filmmaker and YouTube personality with nearly 40 million subscribers, had become the GoPro’s biggest shareholder after amassing an 8.5% stake in the company.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

Since 1990, when Dr. Strayer had begun digging into the issue of driving and attention/distraction, he’d studied the subject from numerous angles, amassing a host of papers on various nuances.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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