Example Sentences

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“We delude ourselves, too, if we think that power will accumulate safely and only in the hands of dispassionate ‘people . . . found in agencies.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Struyven and Thomas estimate that central banks will accumulate a further 60 tons of gold in 2026 with those in emerging markets leading this structural shift in reserve allocation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Citing an expert, Fang said chickens pecking in soil with high levels of lead and arsenic will accumulate the toxins in their bodies and eggshells.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

How many assists Alabama’s point guard will accumulate.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

A chill on one portion of the body diminishes the size of its circulating vessels, and the blood which should distend and stimulate the chilled part, will accumulate in other organs.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin