accretion
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A tilted accretion disk around a black hole could also create bumps in the light curve.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
The observations confirmed that a young star's accretion rate, or the speed at which it gathers material, naturally slows as it ages.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
BOQ expects ROE accretion of 15-25 basis points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
MS estimates modest earnings per share accretion of less than 2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
But the slow accretion of new functions permits the city to work more or less continuously through the centuries.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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