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embanking

verb

present participle of embank

as in accumulating

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The combination of accumulating snow and potentially slick roads could affect travel in the mountains from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Scientists are investigating whether these accumulating pressures on the developing gut microbiome may contribute to rising neurodevelopmental differences, like autism with high support needs.

— Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026

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In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Williams kept the respective songs from each album close together, grouping them in three- and four-track clusters.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

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Ukraine has earned worldwide recognition for its cutting-edge drone industry, designing and assembling systems that have changed modern warfare.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Those aren't great odds, but as Dodgers fans kept reminding everyone while assembling their superteam, baseball is inherently random.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Jokic was dropping dimes and practically refusing to shoot throughout his 15 minutes, amassing seven assists to zero turnovers.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
Starting freshman tight end Mark Bowman was also listed as questionable on the report after catching six passes for 44 yards against Oregon and amassing the second-most receptions on the team overall with 21.

— Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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For Le Bon Marché, the auction will offer a way to bring a specialist collecting market into a department store, creating an event that combines an exhibition, shopping and a live experience.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Even if Washington continues to lead the world in software, therefore, China may be able to rapidly gain ground on or even surpass the United States by deploying AI across the physical economy and collecting greater amounts of real-world data.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

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Despite the uncertainty, much of the public health establishment is massing against social media.

— Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
As technology changes battlefields, traditional principles for creating a military advantage—such as maneuvering forces and massing combat power—are becoming harder to apply, driving wars toward attrition.

— NADIA SCHADLOW, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026

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Living shorelines, such as those along the Orange and San Diego county coasts, involve piling sand atop boulders or smaller stones and covering the berms with vegetation.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Security concerns surrounding Meta’s smart glasses just keep piling up.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

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