amass
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Brown family members have used their fortunes to buy horse farms, collect art and amass a weapons collection—including Buffalo Bill’s rifle—now displayed at a local museum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It’s tough to say if SpaceX will amass enough spectrum that it becomes attractive to one of the big network carriers as they consider their future bandwidth needs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
Some Chinese companies have managed to amass clusters of Nvidia’s cutting-edge Blackwell chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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
As Singleton began to amass evidence, and Baird saw that a potential case was coalescing, he let these thoughts percolate.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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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
Rogan, the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Wide receiver Makai Lemon has a standout game for USC, which amasses 517 total yards of offense in a 45-31 victory over Michigan State to move to 4-0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
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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Defensive line coach Giff Smith described the acquisition of Garrett, who amassed an NFL-season record 23 sacks last season, as “a grand slam.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Kristy Shen is a Canadian millennial who retired in her early 30s with a CAD $1 million portfolio that she amassed together with her husband by maintaining a high savings rate while renting.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Its previous leader had amassed more than $4 million in debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
She now watches Owens’s show, on every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and creates recap videos on her Instagram page, which has amassed nearly 100,000 followers and is regularly reposted by Owens herself.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Between the two of us, we’d amassed an impressive collection of books written by twentieth century Black female authors.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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On Sunday, Bloomberg reported that Mark Fischbach, a filmmaker and YouTube personality with nearly 40 million subscribers, had become the GoPro’s biggest shareholder after amassing an 8.5% stake in the company.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Chile's Joaquin Niemann was one of the most successful players on the LIV tour, amassing more than £60m in prize money.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
That is only a fraction of the heap of self-deception we’ve been amassing these past five months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Australia dominated the medal table by amassing 171 followed by England with 110.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Inside the stainless-steel pot, blue corn powder was amassing into tiny balls that grew into dense lumps.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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