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accrue

[uh-kroo] / əˈkru /


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And because there’s no loan, fees and interest don’t accrue into a larger balance than homeowners realize.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

The suit is an attempt to insulate Paramount from those costs, which it says will only accrue because of the ongoing legal action.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Spend enough years standing behind pyramids of hamburgers, posing at fry stations and inserting yourself into the iconography of American restaurant chains, and eventually the props begin to accrue meanings of their own.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

In California, unused vacation hours are considered wages and, while employers can’t enforce a “use it or lose it” policy, they can set caps on how much vacation an employee is allowed to accrue.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

He knew the praise was premature, but the banquet hinted at the greater glory that would accrue to him at fair’s end, provided of course the exposition met the world’s elaborate expectations.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Instead, interest accrues on the loan and is repaid when the home is sold, often when the homeowners pass away.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

“History suggests that transformative technologies create enormous value—and much of that value accrues to the companies that build and deploy them, and to the investors who own them,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

But much more than that, it is a story about how one individual, when he accrues enough wealth and influence and connections, can work the entire global system to his benefit for very nefarious purposes.

From Slate Feb. 4, 2026

“Microsoft’s diversity of exposure to the software stack gives the company multiple ways to win depending on where the value accrues from AI adoption,” wrote Borges.

From Barron's Jan. 12, 2026

And this method is the knowledge of the principles, and this knowledge accrues from former ideas.

From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Madhava Acharya

According to the American Bondholders Foundation, this outstanding debt now exceeds $1 trillion, thanks to accrued interest and penalties.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Adelkoff said she has no more accrued vacation to be paid out, and she and Wright wrote that her total compensation last year was lower.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Equally important, though, is the knowledge and experience that has accrued in Australia over thousands of years, and has been passed down through generations.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Having invested in hedge funds for over 20 years, the fund has accrued a good sense of the strong managers, the network and the partnerships, said Yeo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The sum of it had almost entirely depleted the modest savings Ekon had accrued from his time at the temple, not that Koffi needed to know that, or anything else about his financial situation.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The company has also been accruing fines as air regulators demand the company take additional steps to mitigate the smell and vermin that has been drawn to the site and surrounding neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Around 2015, Triple Eight began accruing recognition, and a steady accumulation of awards hasn’t slowed since.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

But that could change , and in the meantime my loans are still accruing interest.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

StepStone has been accruing the liability on its financial statements, and the latest estimate of the cost of buying in the CH fee interest was $2.17 billion.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

The contract provided that all monies accruing to Malcolm X “shall be made payable by the agent to ‘Muhammad’s Mosque No. 2,’ ” but Malcolm X felt this was insufficient.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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