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cumulative

[kyoo-myuh-luh-tiv, -ley-tiv] / ˈkyu myə lə tɪv, -ˌleɪ tɪv /


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But that was a cumulative figure over 23 years, including budgets going all the way back to President George W. Bush.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The searing temperatures lasted for almost a week and may have had a cumulative physical effect on some players.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

BloombergNEF says Fervo’s drilling costs per well have declined by about 29% with each doubling of cumulative wells drilled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Its open-source Qwen AI model family is popular among developers, surpassing one billion cumulative downloads since its initial launch in 2023.

From Barron's • May 20, 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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