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Twenty horses and jockeys are gearing up for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.
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Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Spirit Airlines is reportedly gearing up to shut down for good.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
California is gearing up for the 2026 primary election.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Musk cofounded OpenAI as a nonprofit dedicated to creating safe AI, but Altman later launched a for-profit subsidiary and is now gearing up for an IPO.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Spirit Airlines is reportedly gearing up to shut down for good.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
California is gearing up for the 2026 primary election.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Musk cofounded OpenAI as a nonprofit dedicated to creating safe AI, but Altman later launched a for-profit subsidiary and is now gearing up for an IPO.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gear%20up. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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