mount up to

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The original judge said: "The mass of inconsistencies in all three accounts mount up to paint a wholly unreliable and inconsistent picture and one which as a result must be considered to lack credibility."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

The amount that it would take to significantly improve the lives of these workers wouldn’t mount up to a rounding error in a quarter’s earnings.

From Forbes • Aug. 25, 2014

This says that, given enough opportunities, the probabilities of even very unlikely events can mount up to be almost certain.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2014

They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

From Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study by Moody, Dwight Lyman

For Amiens these fractions taken together mount up to 119-4/10 centimes.

From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by Hurlbert, William Henry