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cumulative

[kyoo-myuh-luh-tiv, -ley-tiv] / ˈkyu myə lə tɪv, -ˌleɪ tɪv /


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He added that state estimates show federal actions weakening California’s clean-air authority could lead to more than 14,000 deaths, thousands of emergency room visits and hospitalizations, and $145 billion in cumulative health impacts through 2050.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Add Tesla and Palantir to the quintet, and those stocks’ cumulative weight might be nearly 10% of that index—enough to matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

He said that cumulative inflation of around 10% since 2022 has come with that decreased intensity, which was down 6% in the U.S. from 2022 levels.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

The cumulative number of extremely hot days also surpassed the previous record set in 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

But the cumulative effect was a fundamental transformation in the nature of our knowledge of the physical world, the invention of science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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