cumulative

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“When many conservative assumptions are stacked on top of each other, the cumulative effect can produce an estimated ‘safe’ exposure level that is orders of magnitude below naturally occurring levels in the environment,” he wrote.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

“We’re looking at 800 million to a billion barrels cumulative loss of production,” said Cummings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

The PM said he would always defend the right to protest but he was concerned about the "cumulative" effect of repeated marches on the Jewish community.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

According to one study, there are more than 1,100 billionaires in the U.S. — the most of any country — and their cumulative net worth equals $5.7 trillion.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

The Scientific Revolution was a single transformative process, the cumulative consequence, not of one sort of change repeated many times, but of several distinct types of change overlapping and interlocking with each other.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton