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accumulation

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


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Scientists are still in the early stages of finding biological ways to reduce nanoplastic accumulation in the digestive system.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

It also slows the accumulation of experience, scale and supply chain maturity that drive costs down over time.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

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

In your 60s, focus more on distribution than accumulation.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 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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