as in to add (to)
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On Cost and Community To maximize the potential for the festival, Jones made the difficult decision to charge an entrance fee for the first time in the festival’s history.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025 -
This emphasizes the importance of creativity in maximizing ROIs on ad spending.—
Manuel Machado,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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During the month of its release, the number of articles about KPop Demon Hunters increased nearly four-fold to 1,394.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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That alone should increase viewership for casual fans, who generally can’t watch as much due to overlap.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Their persistent worries only pump up TLTW’s premium income!—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Other components have been pumped up similarly gratuitously.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Aug. 2025
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In building up its news division, MSNBC has hired figures including The Washington Post’s Carol Leoning, Catherine Rampell and Jackie Alemany, while Jacob Soboroff, Vaughn Hillyard and Antonia Hylton are among those joining from NBC News.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Aug. 2025
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The results mirror our Middlebury findings: Globally, students who use AI tend to be more likely to use it to augment their coursework, rather than automate it.—
Germán Reyes,
The Conversation,
18 Aug. 2025
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This year, the state plans to augment its LIHEAP grant with more than $7 million in unused funds from past winter heating assistance efforts.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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Toucan’s carbon pool grew 400% in 2024 as institutional ESG demand accelerated.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Beijing has been keen to attract diaspora researchers back to China since before Trump’s second term — scientists are offered financial incentives, and the number returning tripled between 2010 and 2021 — but funding cuts appear to have accelerated the process.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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This week, Cardi B has a message for the competition, Chance The Rapper comes full circle and Dijon blows up.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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This protracted and complex process, according to the think tank, means employers are all but required to grant temporary work visas (such as the H-1B) to their employees before securing a green card, further drawing out these waiting times.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Instead of flattening the forms, the museum’s lighting scheme accentuates textures, drawing out the etched surfaces, gouges, and contours that make Giacometti’s work so tactile.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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