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amount to

  1. Add up, develop into, as in Even though she's careful with her money, her savings don't amount to much , or All parents hope that their children will amount to something . [Mid-1500s]

  2. Be equivalent to, as in Twenty persons won't amount to a good turnout . [Late 1300s] Also see amount to the same thing .



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It still would have been better than his supposed deal with China on trade or the Houthi regime in Yemen on shipping, both of which amount to plenty of bluster followed by retreat.

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The decision follows widespread complaints that State Farm General — the California home insurer that is part of the larger State Farm Group based in Bloomington, Ill. — is fumbling its handling of the Palisades and Eaton fires, which along with other Jan. 7 blazes amount to the largest fire disaster in the state’s history.

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“You’re asking me to warn you about an enforcement action being taken by another agency before it happens? We can’t do that,” McDonnell responded, noting that such a warning would amount to obstruction of justice.

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The former Police frontman is donating an undisclosed amount to the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, sometimes described as the Tate Modern of the North East of England.

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Second, it is highly questionable that protesters’ actions in L.A. amount to a “rebellion” under Section 12406, as Trump claimed in his proclamation.

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