building up
Example Sentences
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Most Americans dream of building up a large net worth, yet few think about what might become of their hard-earned wealth if anything unexpected were to happen to them.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Murphy, who remains low in the betting odds, has his cash and is building up chits, hoping for later institutional and grassroots support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Bradley is one we are building up physically with games and the games will give him the condition we want," Iraola told Match of the Day.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
She and others also feared hobbling the movement they’d spent their lives building up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
That’s because it’s not a very sticky fault—it moves forward pretty smoothly, without building up too much friction between the plates.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
