building up

Example Sentences

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It insists that building up its presence in China, the world's biggest chemical market, is crucial.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

"It turns out we might be building up our brain when we exercise."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

“That’s not my baseline view, but I can see where the risk would be building up as soon as he comes back from China.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

It exists as an economic qualifier and becomes a tool for building up cultural influence in a globalizing medium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

One evening as I was building up my parent’s cookfire, my mother caught me chanting a rhyme I had heard the day before.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss