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Starting in April 2025 at the Red Bull Athlete Performance Center, Khare trained closely with David Kilgore, a seasoned ultrarunner who was also gearing up to take on The Great World Race for the third time.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Washington appears to be gearing up for a resumption of the conflict, with analysts noting a massive military airlift nearing the scale of that during the buildup before the first strikes against Iran.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
With Boston Blue heading into Season 2, Donnie Wahlberg is gearing up to head back to Canada to film the CBS offshoot’s sophomore season.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
Illinois isn’t the only blue state gearing up for this possibility — California is currently advancing changes to its California Voting Rights Act, too.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Washington appears to be gearing up for a resumption of the conflict, with analysts noting a massive military airlift nearing the scale of that during the buildup before the first strikes against Iran.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
With Boston Blue heading into Season 2, Donnie Wahlberg is gearing up to head back to Canada to film the CBS offshoot’s sophomore season.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
Illinois isn’t the only blue state gearing up for this possibility — California is currently advancing changes to its California Voting Rights Act, too.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gear%20up. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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