cumulative
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Reaching a definitive total for deaths across the region is difficult as not all states have published cumulative tolls.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
But last week’s sharp 5% correction was heavily concentrated in high-volume tech stocks, and so cumulative volume fell back sharply and has not regained enough to make new all-time highs.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
The idea is to use cumulative firepower and wide-open spacing to stretch any defense—even one led by the great wall of Wembanyama—until it snaps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The report estimates the cumulative annual cost of a million idle youth at £125 billion, or nearly $168 billion—more than Britain spends on education each year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Either the anti-kemmer hormones or the veridicals evidently had a toxic effect on my non-Gethenian nervous system, and the effect was cumulative.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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