buildup
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The buildup comes less than a year after Ecuadorans voted against allowing foreign military bases, and has prompted questions from even within the highest ranks of Ecuador's armed forces.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Yet, the movie’s biggest set piece arrives with zero buildup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Initially, the team suspected that RNA buildup was damaging these cellular powerhouses indirectly by activating the immune system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Although the experiments focused on viral infections, the findings raise questions about whether RNA buildup might contribute to other health problems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
In contrast, the crowd diseases, which we discussed earlier, could have arisen only with the buildup of large, dense human populations.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Pochettino’s preferred formation uses a three-man back line but he has no one on the roster who can match Richards as the anchor, defensive organizer and playmaker during buildups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Without global hegemonic ambitions, these countries are less likely to pursue costly military buildups.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
“While we aren’t yet seeing massive on-chain buildups, whales at least appear to have ceased distribution and shifted toward gradual accumulation,” Hasn told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026
Staffers routinely rely on satellite data to track down pressure buildups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
And the best way to send this message was by massive and ongoing buildups of their stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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