accumulation
Example Sentences
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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
Using the gradual accumulation of genetic changes, known as the "molecular clock," the researchers dated the oldest lineages found only in Aboriginal Australians and New Guineans to about 60,000 years ago.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
“Now that we have an accumulation of positive news for the stock, and now for the market, Intel was like a coiled spring ready to go,” Ken Mahoney, CEO of Mahoney Asset Management, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Plane crashes are much more likely to be the result of an accumulation of minor difficulties and seemingly trivial malfunctions.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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