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
That growing buildup has prompted calls for TFA to be considered a potential planetary boundary threat.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 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
Their shoulders must be rubbed every hour and they must be allowed to shake the lactic acid buildup out of their joints each hour.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing buildup
"Handle with Care"
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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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