amass
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Companies using this delivery method are working to amass enough consumer demand to bring down the cost per delivery compared with using bikes or cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But you don’t need access to startup shares to amass significant money in these accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
For reimbursements, get ready to amass a boatload of documentation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
With $1,000 in seed money, babies born over the span of 10 years could collectively amass $83 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
“I wonder if any of them really did amass power that way,” Denny muses.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Our critic noted that “the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
William amasses a mighty army to fight Harold for the crown, and the two sides meet at the Battle of Hastings.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
No man who amasses millions can do that without being canny and far-sighted and possessing a strategic ruthlessness that he deployed on the chessboard and at the poker table as well as in the boardroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Paul Bannick, who has written two books about woodpeckers, said the acorn woodpecker, a species common on the West Coast, often amasses thousands of the nuts for winter.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
Maybe if she amasses $4,000, her brother Marco will help her invest it in Honduras.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
As the elder son, Jared was on track to enter the family business, which amassed thousands of New Jersey apartment units under Charlie’s leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
As of late last month, there were roughly 7 million accounts that had amassed nearly $1.5 billion in savings for children.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The 100 points they amassed in 2011-12 remains a La Liga record.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Founded by siblings Jade Camber and Grant Goulden in 2013, Jaded London has amassed 1.5 million Instagram followers and is particularly popular among young people.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
They have amassed quite a sack of coins for their efforts.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Some experts have warned that amassing too much space junk around Earth could lead to a dangerous chain reaction of collisions known as the "Kessler syndrome."
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Australia dominated the medal table by amassing 171 followed by England with 110.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The wireless carrier has focused on amassing “higher quality accounts” after introducing new plans last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
For now, investors are pleased with the three amassing new business and growing sales.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
She pushed the prosecutors to go after Reggie, then took on the cause of texting and driving, amassing a binder of evidence for media and legislators.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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