amass
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Having a high-paying job can make it easier to amass a higher net worth, but only if the household doesn’t spend it all.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
This aggressive discounting helped Jio rapidly amass some 553 million mobile subscribers by 2026.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Bernstein expects the Warner Bros. film and TV studios to amass $11.7 billion in revenue, driven by strong titles including the sequel to “Minecraft” and a new “Lord of the Rings” movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
He inflated Navatek’s payroll to amass loans of $13 million, according to a federal indictment.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
I took the magazine home and there told my mother that someday I would amass hordes of money and build her a house similar to the ones in the magazine.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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William amasses a mighty army to fight Harold for the crown, and the two sides meet at the Battle of Hastings.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Rogan, the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The president, in turn, has played the two sides off against each other to ensure, analysts say, that neither amasses too much power.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
Paul Bannick, who has written two books about woodpeckers, said the acorn woodpecker, a species common on the West Coast, often amasses thousands of the nuts for winter.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
Maybe if she amasses $4,000, her brother Marco will help her invest it in Honduras.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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The All I Want For Christmas Is You and Love Takes Time singer has amassed more than 19 Billboard Hot 100 Number One singles – more than any solo artist in history.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
“The offenses are really going to have to pick their poison,” said Garrett, who amassed an NFL season-record 23 sacks last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Julio Lobo had amassed a fortune in the sugar industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
A handful of tech and tech-adjacent stocks have amassed unparalleled influence over the direction of the index.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Although his mother had amassed quite a fortune—an especially impressive feat for a woman with no Talent—it hadn’t been enough to last him fifty-three years.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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For seven seasons, he watched Donald destroy offenses while amassing most of his 111 career sacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Current and former U.S. officials say China is amassing the kind of all-round sea power that Alfred Thayer Mahan, one of America’s most influential maritime strategists, prescribed for his country over a century ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
On Sunday, Bloomberg reported that Mark Fischbach, a filmmaker and YouTube personality with nearly 40 million subscribers, had become the GoPro’s biggest shareholder after amassing an 8.5% stake in the company.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Chile's Joaquin Niemann was one of the most successful players on the LIV tour, amassing more than £60m in prize money.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Bobby then drew with Samuel Reshevsky, who was the defending champion, in an extremely intense game—and the fourteen-year-old was on fire after that, at one point amassing five wins in a row.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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