as in to add (to)
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Building a culture of understanding and enthusiasm around AI is essential for long-term adoption and maximizing its potential within your small business.—
Ibrahim Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025 -
The curved design maximizes the height of items that can be placed on each step, such as plants, books, and decorative vases.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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Speakers said recent actions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials had provoked increasing concern over the safety of local residents attending the Club World Cup games this summer at Hard Rock Stadium.—
CD Goette-Luciak,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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The legislation is the signature priority of President Donald Trump, extending the 2017 tax cuts, adding billions to border security and increasing defense spending.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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The Escape is a 5-gallon jug fitted with a purifier inside and a pressurization pump up top (sort of like a beer keg).—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside Online,
25 June 2025
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That entire section unfolds with livewire energy, pumped up by Alan Myson’s driving techno score and by the shock of the assault.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Activist investor Elliott reportedly built up a stake in the oil major in February, just before Auchincloss revealed BP's strategic reset that set out to ramp up investment in oil and gas and reduce the focus on renewables.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Edwards and Lopez flipping positions has augmented Miami defensively, and Edwards has continued to hit (.283, .358 on base).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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That starts with understanding customers' needs, using agents to augment the work sellers do and then providing sales coaching on the go with a closed-loop learning system.—
Anand Shah,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Whether through the Deloitte Global FoF framework or others, leaders can benefit from taking a structured approach to investing in smart operations and to accelerating the convergence of IT and OT.—
John England,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Tatum’s injury accelerated the inevitable, as the Celtics offloaded Kristaps Porziņģis and Jrue Holiday in an attempt to drop out of the dreaded second apron.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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This didn’t stop others from reporting the latter, and the story blew up out of all proportion.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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One island off the coast of South Korea may have blown up, but no one will stop the wealthy from oppressing and crushing the poor.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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The play draws out the distinctiveness of the grandparents by ratcheting up their zingy eccentricities.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Two sides abandon all perspective, politicians fail to broker between them, a sclerotic legal system draws out the stalemate, and the result is status quo, plus an infuriating escalation of costs.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 June 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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