as in assembling
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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Soon, the show introduces the Guinness family enforcer Sean Rafferty, a steely and strong-jawed James Norton, who’s assembling his men to tamp down on the protestors.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
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As the time went by, viewers saw the couple — who tied the knot in 2018 — getting ultrasounds, assembling various baby toys and setting up their nursery, which McCreery told PEOPLE was Winnie the Pooh-themed.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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The initial financial crimes investigation that led to the discovery of the bodies found that Kraus had been collecting his parents’ social security benefits and using the funds for his own personal use, according to police.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Crime Scene Search and MEDIC were also involved in processing the scene and collecting evidence, according to CMPD's press release.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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So after gathering all the adults who had tried to exert influence over the hybrids in a holding cell, Wendy laid down the new laws of the land while her Xenomorph and its chestburster youngling watched menacingly on.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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About half of Constellation’s US customers are Hispanic, and some have stopped going out to restaurants and gathering in large groups out of fear of being swept up in deportations, CEO Bill Newlands previously said.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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For Robbie Pfeffer of Playboy Manbaby, there’s more to putting on a music festival than rounding up a bunch of bands.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kawaljeet Singh, a police officer and member of a specialist unit tasked with rounding up immigrants illegally in India from Bangladesh, confirmed that 40 members of the Rohingya community were deported to Myanmar on May 6.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The seventh selection from the 2019 draft was supposed to be a literal centrepiece for a Sabres team that spent years accumulating talent through the draft, having drafted Rasmus Dahlin first in 2018 and still having top picks Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart on their roster.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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If many trees surround your pond, consider buying a domed net that goes over the water to keep leaves from accumulating on the surface.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the Bucket List Family brand has launched an Instagram and a YouTube channel, amassing millions of followers across platforms.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The video highlighting Saylor’s unusual response has proven popular on social media, amassing over 800,000 views already.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Create a neutral fall display by grouping elegant white and pale-orange pumpkins.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Bulking (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulking%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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