as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other
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During this pivotal stretch TCU collected Quad 1 wins over Iowa State and Oklahoma State and now also own a quality Quad 2 win over the Mountaineers, who now likely need to make a run in the Big 12 Tournament to make the field of 68.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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Returning to the surface during Artemis III and Artemis IV, astronauts will capture observations, set up experiments and collect samples from their south pole landing site, the specifics of which remain to be determined.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Refrigerate for up to two days, or freeze for up to two months, bringing to room temperature when ready to assemble the cake.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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This decadent no-bake dessert takes just 25 minutes to assemble and calls upon instant pudding mix to get the job done quickly.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department told CNN the backpack is only sold at Walmart, and investigators are working with the retailer to gather more information.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, several of the goats escaped their enclosure and were rounded up by police.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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Many retailers are just rounding up or down to the nearest 0- or 5-cent mark in their prices to make change.—
Erika Tulfo,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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For instance scientists found cocaine in the blood of sharks off Rio de Janeiro, as these substances travel through waterways and accumulate in marine life.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Classic six-sided snowflakes, known as dendritic flakes, accumulate best.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Feb. 2026
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At any moment, we could be corralled in a mass detention sweep, bound and raped and maced and mauled for committing the crime of simply existing on our land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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His floater in the lane bounced off the backboard, and Alabama corralled the rebound for its fifth consecutive win.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Last year Haworth Lifestyle revealed reorganization plans, grouping companies under its umbrella into divisions.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Kindergarten and first-grade students, second and third-grade students, and fourth and fifth-grade students are grouped together.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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No candidate in the governor’s race garnered the 60% delegate support needed for party endorsement.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Expanding these summits by garnering more partnerships is how Lutzenkirchen finds another gear in this second decade after his son’s death.—
Doug Turnbull for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
AJC.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Bulk (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulk%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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