accumulation
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Unlike PET scans, the spinal fluid measurements could not identify tau accumulation specifically within the frontal cortex.
From Science Daily β Nov. 5, 2026
For longer-term investors, selective accumulation on weakness makes sense.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 4, 2026
Prefunding pensions requires decades of steady capital accumulation and can force one generation to pay twice—for their elders and for their own pensions.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 1, 2026
“The accumulation of more information will help the committee determine the policy stance appropriate to ensure a timely return of inflation to the committee’s 2% goal,” it said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 28, 2026
Examination of a biopsy specimen of fat showed an accumulation of 23 parts per million of DDT.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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These disorders are marked by twisted accumulations of tau protein in the brain.
From Science Daily β Sep. 28, 2026
“No, but I’m very excited because it’s kind of a way for me to perhaps move my accumulations into the world at large,” he said.
From Salon β Jul. 29, 2026
As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 26, 2026
While the wintry weather has come to a sudden end, significant snow accumulations across parts of Scotland, combined with heavy rainfall and rising temperatures, are increasing the risk of flooding as the snow melts.
From BBC β Jan. 12, 2026
James contented himself with the security of a fashionable crop, the slow, inevitable accumulations of his estate.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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