amass
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last year announced Drone Dominance, a $1.1 billion initiative to amass around 300,000 low-cost attack drones by 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
They’re a play to attract investors who are outraged enough by Musk but, like other narrowly focused ETFs, they probably won’t amass “significant” assets, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Industry insiders say they suspect Chung is betting that a single player with deep pockets can amass a big enough fleet to push up freight prices by holding back some tankers from the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
With $1,000 in seed money, babies born over the span of 10 years could collectively amass $83 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
He continued to make observations and amass facts.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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Our critic noted that “the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
That window usually amasses the largest audience in the regular season outside of Thanksgiving and Christmas Day games.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
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 24-year-old essayist and stockpicker amassed a $45 billion portfolio, and a cult following on the internet, thanks to his prescient predictions of where AI was headed and which companies were going to benefit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
At the centre of the video – which has amassed seven million views on TikTok – is Lana Isa, a software sales manager in her 20s based in Toronto.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Cal Fire had amassed multiple air tankers, one helicopter, 22 fire engines and four bulldozers to support the 225 fire personnel who were fighting the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The data that I have amassed shows that such a choice by the U.S. would be out of step with nearly every other currency in the world.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Charles’s long-range goal was to write the huge book he had intended from the beginning, including all the material and evidence he had amassed and would continue to amass about evolution by natural selection.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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The Korean tycoon spent the sum amassing the world’s largest fleet of oil tankers just before the Iran war sent the market haywire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
For now, investors are pleased with the three amassing new business and growing sales.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
That number is now inching closer to the billion mark with Jio alone amassing 525 million of those subscribers.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Those contradictions certainly haven't stopped Musk from amassing a fortune.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
With the victory, Seabiscuit took back the lead in the earnings race, amassing about $9,000 more than War Admiral.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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