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accretion

[uh-kree-shuhn] / əˈkri ʃən /


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Strong earnings accretion combined with further geographic and asset-class expansion is a logical step, he adds, reiterating the buy rating on the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Working alongside University of Michigan astronomy professor Jon Miller, Xiang previously showed that winds from NGC 4151's accretion disk can reach speeds high enough to eject material from the system.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

MS estimates modest earnings per share accretion of less than 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

In his model, some of the exploded material falls back toward the magnetar and forms a tilted accretion disk.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2026

But it should also be remembered that the balance among the relatively small powers around the Aegean could not last forever; history has a way of alternating periods of political fission and accretion.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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