buildup

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Same-store sales had been growing steadily in the buildup to Cracker Barrel’s logo fiasco before plummeting 8.5% in the quarter ended last October and 7.9% in the January quarter.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Researchers had previously found that gut microbes can modify bile acids and influence the amount of atherosclerosis, or fatty plaque buildup in the arteries, that develops over time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

That process has begun: South Korea’s top economic and financial policymakers, including Shin, have just pledged tighter monitoring of margin lending — moving pre-emptively against the leverage buildup before the market fully prices the risk.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“The audience gets to see the whole thing. They get to see the buildup, the anticipation, the payoff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Now, in less than two years, you had the Bay of Pigs, the Soviets sending the first man to space, the Berlin Wall—and this suspicious buildup in Cuba.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin