accumulation
Example Sentences
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It is the accumulation of forward movement along the way.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Bias: Hold; selective accumulation on pullbacks, particularly if trading activity and revisions improve.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 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
The suspension of Aurelien Tchouameni for accumulation of yellow cards is a major blow to Real Madrid, leaving a gap at the base of midfield.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Besides permitting sedentary living and hence the accumulation of possessions, food production was decisive in the history of technology for another reason.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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