as in to announce
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
in exchange for his hefty endorsement fee, the basketball player is expected to cry up that brand of sneaker at every opportunity
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Gracie Hunt, daughter of Kansas City Chiefs CEO and owner Clark Hunt and his wife, Tavia Hunt, announced her engagement on Holy Saturday with a Bible verse.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Thousands of striking employees will return to work at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley next week after the company agreed to return to the negotiating table, union officials announced Saturday evening.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Is tofu all it's cracked up to be?—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Padilla and Gosling were a teacher and principal in another sketch reading passed notes out loud that, according to text on screen, were swapped out since rehearsal, causing both to crack up uncontrollably.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Gore tosses a gem Mackenzie Gore has been as good — perhaps even better — as advertised this season and on Wednesday Gore didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning, a single to former Rangers’ catcher Mitch Garver.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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One job posting, to be a recruiter in New York, for example, is advertised with a total compensation package of between $130,000 and $160,000, plus equity.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Hidden Figures was critically acclaimed, garnering three Academy Award nominations, including for best picture.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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Yes, with just two months to go before the period of eligibility for the 2026 Emmy Awards closes (titles released between June 1 of 2025 and May 31 of 2026), streamers and networks are releasing their most prestigious titles in a mad rush for eyeballs and acclaim.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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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,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tatum had scored 42 points on this night, but the Knicks had blown up another double-digit Boston lead and now, in a blink, Tatum was gone.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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This will help promote housing stability and economic mobility.—
Chase Jordan
April 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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In addition, the peptide seems to promote angiogenesis, the development of new blood vessels, possibly via a signalling molecule expressed in many human cancers.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Its personal significance is trumpeted by the fact that Haghighi plays one of the two lead roles, a man named Kaveh who is being driven by a woman, Leila (Taraneh Alidoosti), to a remote, wintry mountain region.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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To trumpet the return, the network has brought on some big names, including Bob Costas, Clayton Kershaw and Toronto native Joey Votto.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Lopez touted the city as a hidden gem, hailing its police and fire departments, its parks and its retail sector.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The drift downwards comes despite a blowout earnings report in March, during which CEO Hock Tan touted strong future demand for the company's chips.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Cry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20up. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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