as in to add (to)
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No need to pore over spreadsheets and calculate the perfect ratio of farmers per land plot to maximize yields like in Banished, for example.—
Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025 -
The Knicks represent the biggest media market in the USA which, duh, will maximize Eastern Conference Finals TV ratings.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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Autism rates increased, again: But RFK Jr. diverges from CDC report about the reason.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), the filing threshold was increased to $11,580,000 in 2020, and $11,700,000 in 2021 and is adjusted for inflation thereafter through 2025.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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After stealing Game 1, normally, the Warriors would have been pumped up.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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We’re all pumped up and ready to give it our all for this album and performance.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. expects NATO allies to build up to spending 5 percent of their GDP on defense, and Washington will also do the same.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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This can also mean that large retrospective liabilities can build up if an overseas seller does not register for and start accounting for U.K. taxes at the right time, especially as there are no time limits applicable to late VAT registrations.—
Robert Marchant,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Automate Administrative Tasks Generative AI can help augment your human capital efforts by taking over routine tasks.—
Heather Peters,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Currently, a shift in technology and user behavior might accelerate the conclusion of the agreement.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Witnesses told police the SUV appeared to accelerate directly at the family.—
Bethany Brown,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Here's why Cassie said Combs threatened to 'blow up' Kid Cudi's car During cross-examination, Ventura Fine was asked about her relationship with rapper Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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When Star City published the photos, the post blew up almost immediately.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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Will there be any limits on the Court’s new rule? Democratic Justice Elena Kagan, for her part, spent much of the argument trying to draw out the implications of her Court’s new approach to religion.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
30 Apr. 2025
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But Sammie doesn’t just have a gift for music; his voice is otherworldly and draws out the supernatural beings within the town, who want to stake their claim to him.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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