as in to shoot (up)
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The fire broke out in an industrial zone in the city of Pardubice, causing no injuries, police said.—
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The protests that broke out across the country at the end of December were triggered by the collapse of the rial and exorbitant inflation in food prices.—
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22 Mar. 2026
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Lambermont pushed back on the assertion that data centers are squarely to blame for rising electricity bills.—
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It is also called Resurrection Sunday and is celebrated as the day Jesus rose from the dead.—
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“Bob (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bob%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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