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A partial normalization building up since mid-June “has effectively collapsed,” they added.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Nunn says the key to building up savings is to automate putting money aside.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

“There’s a wall of stuff that’s kind of building up that’s going to have to come through.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

And at the same time, they were building up, while extremely limited, a representative democracy.

From Slate Jul. 3, 2026

The one difference between the present-day office and this one was that it was snowing in the past; bluish flecks were drifting past the window in the dark and building up on the outside ledge.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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