accumulating

Example Sentences

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We wrote about how older Americans are accumulating trillions in wealth for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Just after she graduated in 2016, her debt was £34,105 - but her latest balance statement shows it's now £41,908 because the interest accumulating is outstripping her repayments.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It has also suggested farmers select wheat varieties for pasta and bread that are "less prone to accumulating cadmium".

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

When adults were treated with thyroid hormone, which stimulates liver cell growth, their cells began accumulating mutations at rates similar to those seen in juveniles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

New information about Japanese genetics and language origins, accumulating since the book’s first publication, now encourages me to test how Japan fits into my overall framework.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond