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Recent Examples of show up The following day, when Decker and the girls did not show up to a running event scheduled at a local park, the Washington State Patrol issued an Endangered Missing Person Alert. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 June 2025 Moreau appeared in an episode of the latter series; Jackson did not show up in it. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 June 2025 Bailey could still show up and everything could be ironed out quickly. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025 My avatar is not me, but then again neither is the version of me that shows up on Zoom, in videos, or real-life mirrors. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for show up
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Verb
  • European banks have meanwhile significantly boosted their profits over the last three years as central banks dragged interest rates out of a decade of ultra-low territory, a shift that appears to have been belatedly priced in this year — even with rates now falling .
    Jenni Reid,Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 6 July 2025
  • But relying on natural gas to fill the gap over at least the next five years appears to be both a foolhardy and highly expensive gamble.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • The notifications buzzing in her back pocket were becoming more frantic, arriving every few minutes now.
    Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • That is not the case for many of the semi-finished products which arrive and are finalized at the major Tata Steel plant in Wales, which sources from its other plants in countries such as India and the Netherlands.
    Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Deception While the self-replication study exposed how AI systems can act autonomously to preserve their function, a subsequent investigation revealed an even more subtle and dangerous capability: strategic deception.
    Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Secrets are about to be exposed, and things will never be the same.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • While the salary cap had only increased by 5% since 2020, slides showed a 60% percent increase in signing bonuses and 42% increase in salary guarantees.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
  • The new photos, released on June 24, provide the clearest post-strike visuals to date, showing the precision and depth of the U.S. assault on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
    Jasmine Baehr , Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Descend beneath The Flat Iron Hotel to uncover the Red Ribbon Society.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
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  • Currently, there are 24 races that unfold around the world, starting with Australia in March and wrapping in Abu Dhabi in December.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • That meant disseminating the pertinent information got to the right people more quickly and efficiently as the draft process unfolded.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • The clip ends with Colon making another circle around his vehicle, but never getting a chance to get in.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 July 2025
  • Emerging neighborhoods for investment potential These up-and-comers are already showing real promise, giving investors and buyers a chance to get in ahead of the buzz.
    JP Shaffer, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025

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