Example Sentences

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Evidence is accumulating that Beijing’s firepower is running down, as Logan Wright of the Rhodium Group consultancy noted in a recent report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“We know that, particularly with the HPV vaccine, the evidence is accumulating all the time about the value of this vaccine and how effective it is in preventing cancer.”

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

Perhaps the most notable is the rate at which extra heat is accumulating in the Earth's climate system, known as "Earth's energy imbalance" in scientific jargon.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

But if the heat is accumulating faster than it can be dissipated that way, there is no other mechanism in our body to get rid of the heat.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2023

Despite the varying results, enough solid evidence of harm is accumulating to cause apprehension on the part of many scientists.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson