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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The methodology incorporated ratings from current students, alumni, and parents, as well as quantitative data collected from the U.S. Department of Education.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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Legislation would require litigants to post bonds before courts could enforce orders The provision would require judges to collect bonds from litigants challenging the government before blocking policies through injunctions or temporary restraining orders.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Agentic workflows — While the first two innovations provide a better AI experience, the ability for agents to share data and be assembled into workflows is the big game-changer.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Large groups of protesters quickly assembled near raid sites on both days, leading to traffic disruptions and escalating tensions with federal authorities.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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In Auburn and Woodland, demonstrators gathered near courthouses and freeway overpasses, holding signs calling for limits on presidential power.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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Leaders from France, Germany, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy, the U.S., and Canada are gathering in Alberta from Sunday through Tuesday.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
15 June 2025
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Or maybe just provide a familiar face to help normalize rounding up people from their workplaces and off the street and sending in the National Guard when this doesn’t appear to be happening smoothly enough.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The protests come after federal agents have been rounding up migrants all week at the immigration courthouse.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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As adoption data accumulates, expect regulatory clarity and updates to CPT codes, unlocking broader reimbursement pathways.—
Hui Sang Yun,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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It is recommended to clean your blinds every week or two so that dust and particles don’t accumulate.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
16 June 2025
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As a result, governance processes can’t corral or keep up with SaaS adoption.—
Corey Elinburg,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Who would corral the normie voters this time, the longer-shot candidates probably asked, if not the Gray Lady?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
12 June 2025
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Participants are grouped by age for deeper learning, and the day concludes with families coming together for a closing reflection and discussion.—
Kristal Brent Zook,
Essence,
16 June 2025
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The most obvious expression of that chemistry, for those who watched the team throughout the season, is how the players group up around whatever player is conducting a walk-off interview and finish it with a round of barking.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Malaysia has garnered a significant share of this investment, attracting multi-billion deals from the likes of Google, Oracle and Microsoft over the past 18 months.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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But the movement garners a level of sympathy from some in the Sikh community, especially in the diaspora, where activists protected by free speech laws can more openly demand secession from India.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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“Bulk (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulk%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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