buildup
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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
Surveys last year were “so depressing,” Dagit said, with very few animals, and stretches that were essentially transformed into flat roads from all the sediment buildup.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Instead of focusing only on immune switches, they are studying how the body adjusts the strength of inflammation by controlling the release and buildup of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
In the buildup to the tournament, it deployed a radically different approach to how it generates and uses revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
“Ah, yes. That which surrounds the game—the buildup, the crush of fans in the trains ...” “The parties,” said Hugh, with a dreamy look on his face.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing buildup
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The Contemporary Period, c. 1914 to the Present
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The First State of Being
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