building up
Example Sentences
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Baldwin, one of Churchill’s predecessors as British prime minister, had slow-walked the country’s rearmament during the 1930s while Nazi Germany was building up, leaving Britain unprepared when World War II broke out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
UniCredit started building up its holding in Commerzbank in 2024 in a bid to launch a takeover.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Potier's colourful past can be traced back to the 1980s, when he was building up a vast property empire.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
How he saved: Snyder saved money from various summer jobs over the years, and really worked on building up savings as soon as he got out of college and began working.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
She’s talking really fast, like she’s building up to an explosion.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
