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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk
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Recent Examples of amass
The Girlfriend launched in September 2025, and was a major hit for Prime Video, amassing more than 25 million views and becoming the top new series on the streamer in the UK.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Billionaire Sid Richardson Bass amassed his wealth in the oil industry and later became a major Disney shareholder.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
He was fired before the end of the 2012 season after amassing a 15-21 record over three seasons.
—Shannon McCaffrey, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
The video has amassed nearly 60 million views and more than 40,000 comments, with viewers praising both the room's whimsical design and the kindness that inspired it.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Billionaire Sid Richardson Bass amassed his wealth in the oil industry and later became a major Disney shareholder.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
He was fired before the end of the 2012 season after amassing a 15-21 record over three seasons.
—Shannon McCaffrey, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
The video has amassed nearly 60 million views and more than 40,000 comments, with viewers praising both the room's whimsical design and the kindness that inspired it.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Layoff records tracked through Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) filings collected by USA TODAY show a downward trend since January, when over 400 notices totaled over 40,000 job cuts.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Wang Xiaogang, co-founder of the Chinese AI software company SenseTime and chairman of ACE Robotics, said his company is collecting a lot of human-centric data from factories, retailing and offices settings that could guide advanced robots to perform complicated functions.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Armed with Hellfire missiles, rockets, and a 30 mm chain gun, the Apache has accumulated millions of flight hours across conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Syria.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Her sentences are somewhat flat in tone, but the excitement comes from the acuity in her observations, which accumulate over pages to assemble a full, clear picture.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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After gathering digital evidence, conducting witness interviews and executing search warrants, investigators obtained and served an arrest warrant Tuesday for the Yuba City man, according to a department statement.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Fans young and old gathered under the KC Live canopy Thursday to watch as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Around the same timeframe, construction workers will begin to assemble the inner structure of the arch, including stairs, elevators, roofing, plumbing, and electrical work.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Zidane is one of 17 unique versions that exists and features footage that Gordan and Parreno assembled from 17 synchronized cameras installed around the stadium to capture the match from various angles.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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And while Italian immigrants first brought apizza from Naples to New Haven in the early 20th century, the city’s booming restaurant scene has just recently started to garner national attention, as Bill Pustari, owner of New Haven’s Modern Apizza, explains.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The results underscore Bass’ unpopularity as an incumbent, garnering just 35% of the vote so far.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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