add up
Example Sentences
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“It all starts to add up to an assertive, ambitious, aggressive approach the government now has on behalf of scale,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Some of those projects like the LIV Golf Tour never seemed to add up in the first place, according to Ellen R Wald.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Sheng Lu, a fashion and apparel-studies professor at the University of Delaware, said that the costs of adhering to a more environmentally friendly approach to business can add up.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
For a condition affecting hundreds of millions of people globally, that kind of prevention could add up quickly if applied broadly among people at elevated risk.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
No matter how you arrange it, 12 lunar months only add up to about 354 days—roughly 11 short of the solar year’s length.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
