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Amassing retirement savings has been hard for Gen Xers, who launched their careers just as a shift in American work culture was beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

Amassing points can bring bonus payments and career advancement.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 21, 2023

Amassing a fan base has helped McMahan stay busy.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Amassing national wealth, in turn, depended on maintaining a favorable balance of trade, a situation in which a country exports goods of greater value than it imports.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Amassing a competency, he emigrated to Indiana, became a Bank Director and Sunday-School Superintendent, and died beloved by all.

From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 35, November 26, 1870 by Various