stacking up

Example Sentences

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So even if a college football player’s earnings are on the lower end of NIL money, like Tuliaupupu’s likely are, that’s still thousands of dollars stacking up over nine years.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

But Sharon Bates, from the school trust, says jobs were "stacking up" in the final year of the contract, despite repeated requests for repairs.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

In places like Dallas and Tampa, Fla., where new home inventory was stacking up, channel checks show the number of listings has stabilized, he wrote.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Funds in the steering group are taking the reins of the negotiations as First Brands seeks fresh capital with professional fees stacking up and vendors balking at shipping more goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

What they had in common is what kept them apart Mr. Paul had told me to use my head, so I started stacking up the positives against the negatives.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe