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adding (up)

verb

present participle of add (up)

as in totaling

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The report included upward revisions totaling an extra 84,000 jobs added in August and September, meaning the labor market had been stronger in those months than previously thought.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Its memory directory contained 413 files across 225 folders, totaling nearly 978,000 characters.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

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The company says its load-management controls can help accommodate the fluctuating power requirements of computing hardware while supporting grid stability.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Allied governments can help pay for computing power and electricity, assist in clearing regulatory hurdles, and make bulk purchase commitments to bring prices down.

— Tal Feldman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026

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Let’s finish counting every vote and hearing every voice before declaring anything.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Daniel McGrath, head of customer operations at JD Sports, pointed to the intuitive hardware that enables store associates to focus on the customer rather than on counting.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

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