stack up
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Already an established artist, problems started to stack up when she was announced as Bulgaria's first Eurovision entry since 2022.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Secondly, you stack up more technical fouls and diminish your superstar reputation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
However, Tajinder Dhillon, head of earnings and equity research at LSEG, noted that when weighed against shorter-term numbers, the figure doesn’t exactly stack up.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026
What’s Next: Many details remain unclear including whether the remaining duties would stack up on top of sectoral tariffs, as well as which U.S. exports would be allowed into India tariff-free.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
It didn’t seem to stack up to enough sustenance for the two dozen families in our village.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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