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accumulation

[uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn] / əˌkju mjəˈleɪ ʃən /


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For years, digital surveillance has advanced through accumulation.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

The model links magma generation in the asthenosphere with its accumulation throughout the lithosphere, connecting processes that were previously difficult to explain within a single framework.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

“We’ve spent so much time thinking about accumulation that we haven’t thought about a plan to take what we have accumulated and stretch it over however long we live,” Chatzky said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

In 2024, the convertible-debt market was flooded by crypto issuers such as Strategy, the bitcoin accumulation firm founded by Michael Saylor, before issuance by the sector fell along with crypto prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

The capture and confession of Klaus Fuchs were like a dam breaking in Lamphere's and Gardner's years-long accumulation of clues, leads, and evidence of an active Soviet espionage ring in the United States.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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