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as in to raise
to bring to maturity through care and education
it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly
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2
as in to introduce
to present or bring forward for discussion
I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money
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as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
wasn't expecting the operator to bring up the carnival ride so suddenly
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Recent Examples of bring up
This is the fourth flight of the crew Dragon, which will be bring up nearly 7,000 pounds of supplies, dock to the station 41 hours after launch and remain on the station for three weeks.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
As Indiana began focusing on Oregon and Friday night’s College Football Playoff semifinal, Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti brought up a coaching adage to explain the challenge of repeating a 30-20 regular-season win over the Ducks.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Discussions about improved access to the beach date back 15 years, when concerns were brought up during one of the bigger surf contests, the Nike Lowers Pro, between the nonprofit and the event organizers.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The Senate is expected to bring up a war powers resolution again this week.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
As Indiana began focusing on Oregon and Friday night’s College Football Playoff semifinal, Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti brought up a coaching adage to explain the challenge of repeating a 30-20 regular-season win over the Ducks.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Discussions about improved access to the beach date back 15 years, when concerns were brought up during one of the bigger surf contests, the Nike Lowers Pro, between the nonprofit and the event organizers.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The Senate is expected to bring up a war powers resolution again this week.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring up
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Subran estimated that if China were to raise its household disposable-income share in GDP from the current 58% towards the 70% to 75% range observed in advanced economies, private consumption could rise by around 10 percentage points in GDP.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Along with her late husband, the pair founded VIB, an anti-violence nonprofit dedicated to raising social awareness and aiding community causes in Boston, federal prosecutors said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Other personalities previously introduced to Galaxy’s Edge, including Chewbacca, Ahsoka Tano, the Mandolorian, Grogu and droid R2-D2, will still be featured in the land.—
Todd Martens,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The legendary 211-year-old scotch-maker didn’t introduce Cairdeas until 2008.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Contraceptives acting on spermatogenesis take a few weeks to kick in, and fertility takes a few weeks to return when a man stops using them.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Either way, Mahomes’ reaction, and reportedly Belichick’s, doesn’t stop there.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Raise the Future offers Family Support Services to help foster and adoptive families navigate the trauma that children have experienced, and that includes kinship families.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Not just to provide news publishers the equivalent of a fair and honest wage, but also to bolster our wobbling democracy by fostering an engaged and knowledgeable electorate.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The move comes one day after Mexico temporarily halted its oil shipments to Cuba.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump has largely halted refugee admissions, with the narrow exception of White South Africans.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Not long after being resentenced, Thompson escaped from the Harris County Jail in Houston and spent three days on the run before being caught.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is the wrong time to be caught in these situations.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Yet, as any visitor stalled in traffic or fumbling for cash to top up a transit card discovers, the old Seoul persists beneath the new.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this month, a video circulated of a Waymo that appeared to stall out on the Venetian Causeway between Miami and Miami Beach.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Private boats can also pull up for the day—anchor offshore or tie up at the public docks on the east and west sides, which are first-come, first-served.—
Heema Patel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
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However, Jessica Delgado, a student at Wayne State University who is of Cuban descent, pulled up to the rally in her vehicle to point out that the seizure is being celebrated among Venezuelans, including her friends.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
4 Jan. 2026
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