accumulate
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Even relatively modest changes in mountain elevation can determine whether snow disappears during summer or remains long enough to accumulate from one year to the next.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
“To the extent they accumulate rather than recycle supply back into the market, the bitcoin available to meet new demand tightens,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Phillip Securities Research raises its rating to buy from accumulate and lifts its target price to 7.21 Singapore dollars from S$7.00 after factoring in contributions from Sembcorp’s acquisition of Alinta Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
This kind of familiarity is one of the pleasures of becoming a regular somewhere: over time, without really deciding to, two people accumulate small pieces of information about each other.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Foragers discounted the future because they lived from hand to mouth and could only preserve food or accumulate possessions with difficulty.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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As chromosome mixing accumulates over time, lineages continue to diverge.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Lenders may also offer the option to defer repayment until after graduation, but keep in mind that interest still accumulates during that time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Namely, how much microplastic is absorbed by the body and how much accumulates over time given that researchers think some level of the plastics exit the body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
If treated right, peat accumulates "about a millimetre a year," Jones said.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Though I'll have to clean it thoroughly every few hours as dust accumulates.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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As of Friday morning, an estimated 2.5 million cubic metres of water had accumulated at the barrier lake, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The prolonged hot weather created ideal conditions for the subtropical species to reproduce naturally, as the sand retained heat accumulated during the day.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Many issues have accumulated between Russia and the U.S., and it’s not just Ukraine, it’s Latin America, Iran, China,” Churyakov said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
She has made an art out of felt, remembered and imagined experience, not accumulated information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
And he generously dispensed his accumulated wisdom to the very rivals who were competing with him for clients, most notably Scott Fischer.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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And after accumulating a record cash holding of $397.4 billion at the end of the first quarter, Abel led a spend of $31.9 billion to bring the pile down to $365.5 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Samples—and a certain stink—are accumulating at Quest Diagnostics thanks to the cyclosporiasis outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Not only that, evidence has been accumulating that it also raises the risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and mental illness," says Kang Mo-yeol, professor of occupational medicine at the Catholic University of Korea.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Rates vary by species, with genetic changes accumulating more quickly in some animals than in others.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
For two or three years Miss Trixie had been carrying these bags with her, sometimes accumulating three or four by the side of her desk, never disclosing their purpose or destination to anyone.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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