as in assembled
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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Known for producing first-round draft picks as pitchers, Harvard-Westlake has assembled a group of hitters this season that looks capable of producing lots of offense after a season-opening 15-1 win over Southlake (Texas) Carroll on Thursday at O’Malley Family Field.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
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Net-a-porter and Mr Porter veterans Heather Kaminetsky and Toby Bateman have assembled their teams, set their strategies and begun rewriting the sites’ music for a new generation, and for one-time fans who may have drifted away.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The auto companies, however, say this data is collected with the intent to use the information to protect drivers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Eric Laughlin, a spokesperson for the Office of Spill Prevention and Response at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the agency also collected samples of the oil sheen, which are still being analyzed.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Investigators are analyzing biological evidence found at Guthrie's residence, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department, which previously said that DNA gathered at the scene could potentially belong to the suspect.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Close to 100 people gathered in the large basement at the Schofield home, where Coyne Schofield’s husband — former Super Bowl-winning Denver Broncos guard Michael Schofield — led the party efforts.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
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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Officials say the ringleader, Kyaw Klay, rounded up the crew to steal the copper and would sell it to recycling plants.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Combined, the four account for 54% of all the points and 34% of the rebounds accumulated by the Aztecs during this season’s 20-4 run.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Country Day accumulated 106 points good for team Bronze in the Girls division while the Boys totaled 49 points.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Feb. 2026
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Under the current map, communities of color on Staten Islanders are grouped in a way that prevents their votes from translating into representation.—
Chris Alexander,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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These versatile trees can stand alone as specimen trees or be grouped for windbreaks and screening.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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There’s a small village of them tucked into the loft space above my Brooklyn apartment’s tiny closet, amassed over years of testing new releases for Travel + Leisure.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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By contrast, Zootropolis 2 has amassed 72 nominations and Arco 49.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Bulked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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