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Brown is still building up his pitch count with his transition from the bullpen to the rotation, requiring high efficiency facing Major League Baseball’s best offense to give them that many outs.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026 -
According to Gabrielle Correale, Ground Up’s director of marketing, the shoe firm is responsible for building up each brand’s footwear category.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Council Speaker Julie Menin is on the right path to pumping up Fair Fares by increasing the income threshold to participate, making enrollment automatic and even eliminating the fare entirely for some folks.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pumping up his reelection bid at age 80 by looking jacked in workouts that his critics say are more popular than the man himself.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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For a tech founder, the playbook for maximizing attention and hype around a great product launch usually starts with a big-bang event; a press release, a party for the who’s who of tech, a killer demo.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Legumes enrich soil with nitrogen, radishes repel cucumber beetles, and garlic deters pests while maximizing space.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2026
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James Ward During the debate, Republican candidate Steve Hilton said that only a small percentage of California has been developed for housing, arguing that the state should focus on building homes on undeveloped land rather than increasing density in existing cities.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Doing so compresses the light reflected from the plasma, thereby increasing its intensity.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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“Bumping (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumping%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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