Example Sentences

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"I do not believe a single meeting can resolve all the issues that have been accumulating for nearly a century," Cheng said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Treasurys has turned negative have been accumulating over many years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

On the supply side, iron ore shipments remain at seasonally high levels, while port inventories have been accumulating, squeezing upward price pressure, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

“But when the war is over, …. then we can afford to relax. And when we can relax, the symptoms that have been accumulating for all this time will appear,” he said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 12, 2023

The truth will emerge from this, my lad, from this wallet in which my notes have been accumulating, four hundred and fifteen notes which must needs serve for reference.

From The Tremendous Event by Leblanc, Maurice