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And although the dollar’s share of global central-bank currency reserves has declined by 3% since December 2020, the offsetting increases have accrued within the “other currencies” category tracked by the International Monetary Fund.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

“I am constantly shocked that so many people in their twenties and thirties could have accrued so many disease labels at such a young age,” writes O’Sullivan, who practices in London’s National Health Services.

From Salon May 13, 2025

They have accrued 24 points from 25 league games, dropped to 16th and their win record sits at an uncomfortably low 24%.

From BBC May 12, 2025

Even accounting for inflation, wages are higher today than they were before the coronavirus pandemic, and the biggest wage gains have accrued among the lowest-paid workers, resulting in a dramatic reduction in overall wage inequality.

From Slate Mar. 19, 2024

This is supposed to neutralise all the good luck which might have accrued to the trespasser, and avert any evil which might have befallen the owner of the house.”

From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar