accumulation
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It can be the accumulation of everywhere a person has been and everything they have experienced.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
One reason wounds often take longer to heal with age involves the gradual accumulation of cells known as senescent cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The forecast rainfall accumulation to Sunday shows some wet weather in the west, but remaining drier in the south and east.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
As we age, the firsts are replaced by a steady accumulation of lasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
This flushing had undoubtedly released insecticides lodged in the accumulation of gravel, sand, and rubble and carried them into the lake and thence to the river, where chemical tests later established their presence.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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“No, but I’m very excited because it’s kind of a way for me to perhaps move my accumulations into the world at large,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
There is also a wider yellow warning across the rest of eastern Scotland where rainfall accumulations of 30-60mm will be seen widely.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
But people don’t buy annuities and remain reluctant to tap their accumulations.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
After a dry start to the winter, the region has been battered with atmospheric river storms since Christmas, with accumulations of up to six feet on nearby summits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
Big Red chased the swaying patterns while his master swept and dusted, scrubbed the floor and scoured the toilet and cleared the desk of literary accumulations.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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