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cumulations

noun

plural of cumulation

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a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time the cumulation of grime on the stove was really disgusting

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Most of the region received 1-3 inches in the past 24 hours, but accumulations between 5-7 inches in Lewisville and the western portions of Fort Worth were recorded in the past 24 hours.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 13 July 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.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

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The upward trend is largely due to a resumption in more normal tax collections following a temporary suspension of enforcement activity during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to tax experts and IRS officials.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 July 2026
In McBride’s work, collections of idiots and unlikable misfits strive for power and achievement and are inevitably foiled by their own flaws.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026

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New methods for testing chemical mixtures Thousands of chemicals are used in commerce and released into the environment.

— Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
More recently, drones have been used to drop incendiary mixtures that ignite apartment buildings and residential blocks.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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According to the press statement, the project is anchored by over 400,000 structural steel piles manufactured by PACO Steel, using 142,000 tons of steel coils from US Steel’s nearby Big River facility.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
On the night before a big operation, Uncle Rich reminisces with the crew about his first and only incarceration years earlier, for stealing piles of newspapers.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

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