build up

Example Sentences

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“Over time the cholesterol builds up and it calcifies,” says Dr. Sadiya Khan, a preventive cardiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are craters that are permanently in shadow, she says, where ice can build up.

From BBC

When certain lipids build up, they can form plaque inside artery walls.

From Science Daily

Kim said that North Korea's defence capabilities had entered "a significant phase of change" in building up its strategic forces.

From Barron's

Analysts say Beijing’s reaction underlines China’s alarm at the prospect of its wartime enemy and close U.S. ally building up its defensive strength.

From The Wall Street Journal