build up

Example Sentences

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Start small and build up, says the NHS.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

But before embarking on a mad shopping spree to build up your points base, there are a few pitfalls to avoid.

From MarketWatch • 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

Bass spoke of 1960s-level crime rates, thousands of unhoused people pulled off the street into housing and efforts to build up Hollywood during her time as mayor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The specific antibodies that we gradually build up against a particular microbe infecting us make us less likely to get reinfected once we become cured.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond