buildup

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These methods are common, but they have major limitations, including low efficiency, slow operation, limited capacity, and the buildup of additional contaminated waste that still has to be handled.

From Science Daily

Analysts and officials said India’s goal isn’t to catch up to China’s vast infrastructure buildup but to create enough of a deterrence to make any further Chinese encroachment more costly.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Israel never went to war over a conventional buildup. It would be a first,” Citrinowicz said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"In both ALS and Alzheimer's disease, cells suffer from toxic protein buildup," Klein said.

From Science Daily

In both Washington and Moscow, "there is a small margin to bring some weapons back into service, but the numbers cannot be very significant. There are bottlenecks" that will slow any buildup, she said.

From Barron's