build up
Example Sentences
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On Earth, dust particles are known to build up electric charges, especially in deserts, but this process rarely leads to visible or measurable discharges.
From Science Daily
The work, published in Nature Nanotechnology, explains how extremely small internal stresses can build up inside battery materials and trigger cracking.
From Science Daily
“We need to build up a stockpile of items,” he said.
The team are then exposing the brain slices to toxic proteins called amyloid and tau, which build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease.
From BBC
The ground in the area has seen a slight uplift in recent months, a sign that pressure is building up again, scientists said.
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