as in to shoot (up)
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Then came the splashdown, and the room broke out into applause.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
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But with a crowded field of candidates all struggling to break out of single digits, a run-off election is almost certain.—
Simeon Tegel,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Between rising costs, vanishing support systems and nonstop scrutiny, parenthood, as Ej Dickson describes in One Bad Mother, has started to feel less like a choice than a trap.—
Micah Barkley,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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Vance’s top dog status could spur rivals in both parties to portray him as the face of an unpopular war that voters blame for rising inflation and the all-important price of gas at the pump.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Bob (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bob%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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