amass

Example Sentences

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Over the decades, it amassed a business empire that spans construction, food, education and the media, including the ownership of Washington Times and Sunmoon University.

From Barron's

Mr. Stoppard insisted, through his works, that theater could and should engage with ideas, with philosophy, with the vast knowledge amassed by writers and thinkers of many ages.

From The Wall Street Journal

Around midnight a thick fog had suddenly amassed, reducing visibility to less than two ship lengths.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lu has spent the past decade amassing some 10 million of them.

From The Wall Street Journal

The buildings' landlord said the residents' management company, on which some leaseholders had sat, had "amassed significant debts", and it was now considering legal action against it.

From BBC