built up
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"Although we have built up a certain level of technical expertise, enabling robots to understand the world remains a global challenge."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I have so much knowledge and things built up that I just want to give to these kids,” Derek Carr said of his interest in coaching in high school and college.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Developers tell the NYTimes that Chinese companies are sweetening deals by providing personal incentives to switch, drawing on the years of on-the-ground experience China’s tech and telecom providers have built up on the continent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Margerison, who posts on social media using the alias E Dobbin, has built up a following with videos where he frequently approaches strangers and starts bizarre conversations.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Green waves built up and beat against the land side of the island.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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My odyssey began in Navy Yard, a recently built-up D.C. neighborhood where the Transportation Department is headquartered.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
If you have a highly concentrated stock allocation with large built-up gains, you can gradually whittle down your position and use the $6,000 deduction to minimize or cancel the tax hit, Adams says.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
I had so much built-up anxiety about facing my own numbers, but seeing my boyfriend lay his cards on the table gave me the courage to finally log in and look at mine.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
For cars, speed limits are set at 30mph in built-up areas, 60mph on single carriageways and 70mph on dual carriageways and motorways.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
Every few months—especially when it was hot and humid—the weight of the built-up paper would become too much for the staples, and a slow avalanche of clippings would lean forward and whisper to the floor.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
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