Example Sentences

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Investors could consider accumulating shares near $350, which marks the initial test of its 50-day simple moving average following the breakout.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Index providers face pressure to adapt as today’s venture-backed giants are staying private far longer than before, accumulating enormous valuations before ever reaching public markets.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Just after she graduated in 2016, her debt was £34,105 - but her latest balance statement shows it's now £41,908 because the interest accumulating is outstripping her repayments.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The company was once an also-ran in the AI race, chasing what appeared to be a near-insurmountable OpenAI lead after the company released ChatGPT in late 2022 and began accumulating hundreds of millions of users.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The people in my church always encouraged me and never asked me for anything back, but I felt a debt accumulating.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson