build up
Example Sentences
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Under the right conditions, the bacteria build up large amounts of PHAs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The new defense agreement could be seen as an effort to build up a bulwark against future Iranian attacks, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
As the strategists explained, the severity of July losses for those hedge funds “raises questions” about a risk-management framework that allowed concentrated positions in chip/memory stocks to build up.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
"I deserve to want the top players, because now Tottenham deserves to build up a top team," De Zerbi said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
They involved doing penance for a sin not yet committed, intense and fervent penance accompanied by scourging and flagellation, so as to build up, as it were, a store of credit.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
