built up

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In the interview, Balotelli dispels a few of the myths that had built up around him...

From BBC • May 21, 2026

That suggests the treatment may be most active in older tissue, where senescent cells have built up.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

The Justice Department built up this reputation over decades of extreme competency—like, really qualified people who were obviously going to do the ethical thing and never lie to judges.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Some mouth the words, but others belt away, letting all the emotion built up over the six other days of the week fall onto Rhodes, who’s not Rhodes then, but simply the Host.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

My feelings for her were buried under scar tissue built up over 103 lonely nights spent wondering what I’d done to drive away everyone I cared about.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson