accumulation
Example Sentences
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His main concern, he said, is the accumulation of those shocks.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
That “better” isn’t a lightning bolt so much as a slow accumulation — small, incremental shifts that bring something closer, then closer still.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
You have hit the ball out of the park on the accumulation phase of your financial journey.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Scientists have used molecular clock estimates, which track the accumulation of genetic mutations over time, to suggest that sponges first evolved around 700 million years ago.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
The underlying reason why this transition was piecemeal is that food production systems evolved as a result of the accumulation of many separate decisions about allocating time and effort.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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