cumulative
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"Cumulative trauma, cumulative adverse experiences and ongoing instability and unpredictability certainly put these children at higher risk... of developing psychiatric disorders and negative mental health outcomes," Evelyne Baroud, a child and adolescent psychiatrist told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
According to Malik, the Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, these attacks all have a cumulative effect.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
“Applying for and opening new credit accounts will tend to lower your credit scores, so avoiding multiple applications over a short time frame can prevent a cumulative negative effect,” says Experian.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Bob Lynch, chief executive of research firm SponsorUnited, estimated that teams hosting the Dodgers generated roughly $15 million in cumulative revenue from the brands that have attached themselves to the team.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Either the anti-kemmer hormones or the veridicals evidently had a toxic effect on my non-Gethenian nervous system, and the effect was cumulative.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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