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Recent Examples of gear up
Zachary Schermele There's new optimism on Capitol Hill that a deal to end the nearly six-week-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security may be in reach before Congress goes on spring break, potentially ending widespread airport tumult as millions of Americans gear up to travel.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Washington — As voters gear up for the midterm elections in November that will decide control of the House and Senate, the Supreme Court is set to weigh Monday whether states can count mail ballots that are postmarked by, but arrive after, Election Day.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
News of Jay-Z’s performance at Roots Picnic comes as the rap icon continues to gear up for the 30th anniversary of the release of his debut album Reasonable Doubt, which was released in June 1996.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2026
As Cinephil gear up to introduce the film to domestic and international buyers at SXSW 2026 check out the key art below.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Washington — As voters gear up for the midterm elections in November that will decide control of the House and Senate, the Supreme Court is set to weigh Monday whether states can count mail ballots that are postmarked by, but arrive after, Election Day.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
News of Jay-Z’s performance at Roots Picnic comes as the rap icon continues to gear up for the 30th anniversary of the release of his debut album Reasonable Doubt, which was released in June 1996.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2026
As Cinephil gear up to introduce the film to domestic and international buyers at SXSW 2026 check out the key art below.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
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Like many of its software-as-a-service peers, Adobe has plummeted amid mounting fear that an industry dependent on per-user licensing for sales will be displaced by artificial intelligence agents.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Scott was seeking his 13th term in Congress, but had faced mounting pressure to retire due to declining health and party primary challenges.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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If nerves rise, steel your voice and lead with the headline, since plain language travels farther than frills.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Leopards steeled themselves, took a breath, went again, even as star man Noah Sadiki was forced off with an injury.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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There is more research supporting the use of collagen supplements to improve joint pain and movement, and to fortify cartilage and bones.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
20 Apr. 2026
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Eli Lilly is tapping into its obesity windfall again to fortify its pipeline.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Or was everyone present sufficiently schooled in Vermeer’s symbolic array?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Campus founder Tade Oyerinde will school us on new models for education.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Songs here that start off surprisingly bracing resolve into big, sleek choruses, the work of firm believers in the power of heroic, high-protein mainstream alt-rock as a salve against encroaching darkness.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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Riyadh doesn’t feel like a city bracing for crisis.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Think modern, not luxurious Voyager Technologies in Colorado is readying a space hotel for 2029.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
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Now in his seventies, readying for the latest in a series of career-spanning retrospectives, Agüero is reluctant to weigh in on the fate of documentary cinema in these fraught times.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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All of that was on plenty of minds as the audience started on spring pea and burrata salad and waiters prepared to serve a main course starring prime chateaubriand and Maine lobster.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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If suspicious activity is detected, users receive support from fraud resolution specialists who help contact agencies, prepare documentation, and dispute unauthorized accounts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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