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accumulation

[uh-kyoo-myuh-lay-shuhn] / əˌkju mjəˈleɪ ʃən /


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“The accumulation of more information will help the committee determine the policy stance appropriate to ensure a timely return of inflation to the committee’s 2% goal,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

In particular, targeting the processes through which pyruvate contributes to fat accumulation may offer promising possibilities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Researchers also want to determine more precisely how Jupiter influenced the movement of dust and whether its gravitational effects were responsible for favoring the accumulation of particularly fine particles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

“The market is finding a balance between demand for gold accumulation and pressure from high interest rates,” the market analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

This flushing had undoubtedly released insecticides lodged in the accumulation of gravel, sand, and rubble and carried them into the lake and thence to the river, where chemical tests later established their presence.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The researchers also detected inflammation in the animals' brains, along with abnormal accumulations of a protein called alpha-synuclein.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

“No, but I’m very excited because it’s kind of a way for me to perhaps move my accumulations into the world at large,” he said.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

But people don’t buy annuities and remain reluctant to tap their accumulations.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026

James contented himself with the security of a fashionable crop, the slow, inevitable accumulations of his estate.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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