The word 'amassed' is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to gather or collect something in large quantities. Examples: 1. She had amassed a great fortune from her successful business ventures. 2. The political candidate attempted to amass as many votes as possible before the election. 3. Over the years, he had amassed an impressive collection of rare books and manuscripts. 4. The team has amassed a loyal fan base through their consistent performance on the field. 5. The company has amassed a vast amount of data on consumer behavior through their market research efforts.
Nearby, the men had amassed a pile of ash-grey debris, from which a single pink high heel protruded.
The Crown Prosecution Service in England put Coulson on notice last August that it would seek to recoup a portion of the £750,000 costs amassed in the eight-month phone-hacking trial that resulted in his 18-month jail sentence.
Intelligence reports amassed throughout the years of negotiations indicated a massive build up of conventional weapons in the demilitarised zone along the South Korean border targeting the capital Seoul, but nothing was done.
The man heading up that unit has been in dispute not only with the UVF's "national" leadership on the Shankill Road but also with the police, who are investigating how he amassed such a large personal fortune.
But a decline in commodity prices and a slowdown in the rate of China's growth will sap Latin America's expansion, the bank predicts, making it difficult "to expand the social gains amassed over the economic boom over the past decade".
"The transformation gave us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to review the general reference collection which had been amassed over the decades," said Battle.
Calls are mounting in Ukraine to put Yanukovych on trial after a tumultuous presidency in which he amassed powers, enriched his allies and cracked down on demonstrators.
They have had an unprecedented effect on outlaw motorcycle clubs, prompting blanket police scrutiny of a secretive subculture that has included men who have collectively amassed hundreds of years in jail time in recent decades.
But while Orbán has amassed formidable power, he is not omnipotent as the current wave of internet-fuelled protest shows.
If you get slow growth alongside better financial returns, then inherited wealth will, on average, "dominate wealth amassed from a lifetime's labour by a wide margin", says Piketty.
Leading the group with 11 nods is a film released well before the awards season window: Wes Anderson's elegant, gorgeously eccentric The Grand Budapest Hotel came out almost a year ago, but became a slow-burning UK box office success — and amassed a huge critical and industry following.
