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cumulative

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


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Cumulative inflation in Hungary is more than 57% since the end of 2019, compared with less than 27% in the U.S. over the same period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"Cumulative trauma, cumulative adverse experiences and ongoing instability and unpredictability certainly put these children at higher risk... of developing psychiatric disorders and negative mental health outcomes," Evelyne Baroud, a child and adolescent psychiatrist told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Cumulative breadth has made new all-time highs this week, though, and that is a positive thing for the market in general.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Cumulative voting could also help protect minority communities.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2025

Cumulative mortalities of these previously unexposed peoples from Eurasian germs ranged from 50 percent to 100 percent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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