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built up

[bilt-uhp] / ˈbɪltˌʌp /


built-up
ADJECTIVE
backed
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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

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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