build up

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The plan involves establishing named local officers, targeting town centre crime and building up the presence of police in local areas.

From BBC

The race to build up more AI data centers has created a strain on the existing power grid while also bottlenecking the ambitious plans of the world’s largest tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

It currently produces most batteries in China, but the company is building up capacity in its overseas plants as it expands in markets such as Southeast Asia, Europe and Brazil.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Not only does this give you a reality check for your budget, it helps you build up a stock of savings that can be used for moving expenses,” Hale said.

From MarketWatch

“When a sector of a market goes from very small to very large, those are the environments where you can have excessive risks build up,” says Robert Cohen, head of DoubleLine’s global developed-credit team.

From Barron's