accrued
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The revenue shortfalls in Silicon Valley have stoked a wider concern about the sustainability of the massive debt piles accrued to chase the AI-infrastructure building boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
"Since April this year, I've paid off in the region of £450 and I've accrued over £500 in interest," says Charlotte, a physiotherapist in Bristol.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
That number doesn’t reflect the full amount Rahm is owed on his contract, according to people familiar with the matter, but just what has accrued so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Adelkoff said she had accrued the vacation time over 40 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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
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