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amass

[uh-mas] / əˈmæs /


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The arrangement allows teams such as the Eagles to amass more talent than they’d otherwise be able to afford, but it also exploits the net present value of salary cap money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

This aggressive discounting helped Jio rapidly amass some 553 million mobile subscribers by 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Bernstein expects the Warner Bros. film and TV studios to amass $11.7 billion in revenue, driven by strong titles including the sequel to “Minecraft” and a new “Lord of the Rings” movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

He inflated Navatek’s payroll to amass loans of $13 million, according to a federal indictment.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

He’d left home after high school with nothing but his wits and his imagination, and he’d used them to attain worldwide fame and amass a vast fortune.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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

Rogan, the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

If he amasses 223 yards passing, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford will move past Eli Manning into 10th place on the NFL’s career passing yardage list.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

But even if Mr. Nadezhdin amasses enough signatures, the Russian authorities could find a way to disqualify him.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

Maybe if she amasses $4,000, her brother Marco will help her invest it in Honduras.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

A handful of tech and tech-adjacent stocks have amassed unparalleled influence over the direction of the index.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

But they couldn’t keep up with the daily payments, and amassed significant penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Set in the fictional world of Prythian, the series has amassed millions of fans across the world.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

JetBlue had amassed roughly $8.5 billion in debt and finance lease obligations as of June, according to the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Then, just past a major intersection, I see scores of cars and tents amassed around a Target.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Perhaps most ruthlessly of all, Charlton Athletic's Les Reed was dismissed on Christmas Eve in 2006, having won only one of his seven league games in charge, amassing four points.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

After rushing for a touchdown and amassing 125 yards receiving in the Rams’ comeback victory over the Eagles, Nacua said he hoped there would be Philly cheesesteaks on the team plane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

On Sunday, Bloomberg reported that Mark Fischbach, a filmmaker and YouTube personality with nearly 40 million subscribers, had become the GoPro’s biggest shareholder after amassing an 8.5% stake in the company.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

The troubles have opened a rift within the extended family that for more than 150 years has controlled Brown-Forman, amassing a collective wealth that Forbes puts at $11 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Several of the shrews dug lines out of their packs and fished successfully, amassing quite a tidy little catch before the ferry nosed into the opposite bank with a gentle bump.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques


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