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accumulation

[uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn] / əˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən /


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You read it and you can feel the effort, the accumulation of language, and the insistence that this was a difficult case.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

The rating reflects Argentina’s structurally improved fiscal and external balances, progress on economic reforms, and improved prospects for FX reserve accumulation, Fitch said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

According to SEC rules, investors have 10 days to report the accumulation of 5% or more of a company’s stock.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

That “better” isn’t a lightning bolt so much as a slow accumulation — small, incremental shifts that bring something closer, then closer still.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Like the buildup of super-tall skyscrapers along the Asian rim in our own time, architectural gigantism followed the accumulation of sufficient money and political confidence to make such gestures.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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