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buildup

[bild-uhp] / ˈbɪldˌʌp /


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Same-store sales had been growing steadily in the buildup to Cracker Barrel’s logo fiasco before plummeting 8.5% in the quarter ended last October and 7.9% in the January quarter.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

That growing buildup has prompted calls for TFA to be considered a potential planetary boundary threat.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

After all the buildup, fear and uncertainty, the most wide-open and unpredictable California gubernatorial primary in decades appears to have ended in the most consistent and predictable of ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Positioning buildup by momentum traders also lost steam in both bitcoin and gold over the past week or two, he added.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The platoon had been working an AO out in the foothills west of Quang Ngai City, and for some time they’d been receiving intelligence about an NVA buildup in the area.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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