build up

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At the same time, protein clumps that build up in the brain trigger microglia to multiply and respond.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Start small and build up, says the NHS.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

And Friedrich Hayek suggested that recessions occur regularly, as maladjustments build up from misguided interest-rate policies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“The U.S. is short of enrichment, and we need to build up that capability regardless of reactor type,” says Mark Corigliano, founder of Corigliano Investment Advisers, who likes the stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Then slowly build up from shorter 4-beat improvisations to 8-beat ones.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin