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geared up

verb

past tense of gear up

as in mounted

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Printed and mounted on pieces cardstock were photos of protester’s family members and immigration records which could be found at the archive.

— Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Rodrigues, showcasing superior strength and resilience, landed powerful calf kicks and strikes, though Hernandez mounted a strong comeback attempt in the third round.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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Cusk, a Canadian-Brit educated at Oxford, has long been laurelled and condemned for her ruthless chronicles of selfhood.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Angie Nixon’s victory in the Senate primary was powered by voters who normally don’t gravitate to progressives in the state’s lowest-income and less-educated counties.

— Dan Merica, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

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An Israeli military source told CNN the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had gathered intelligence on Turkey’s plans to deploy personnel, drones and air-defense systems at the site.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The 33% approval the president gathered also tied his worst approval rating during his first term in office.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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Glassnode had bitcoin braced for $58,500 as recently as August 18, and traders in Forbes coverage of the $70,000 break saw a bull trap flushing toward $44,000.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Officials and residents braced for Lala regardless of whether Hawaii takes a direct hit.

— Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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By the end of the day, Khālid had fortified the palace and was prepared to dig in and fight.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
But with an entirely fresh defensive staff, fortified by new personnel and led by defensive coordinator Colin Hitschler, the Bruins could turn their defense from their Achilles heel into their greatest asset in just one year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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Ford said in an interview published Monday that Canada should be prepared to cut off electricity exports to the United States if the trade war worsens, putting a potentially powerful weapon on the table.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
While earthquakes are not connected to climate change, the way many cities in earthquake-prone California have prepared for a potential Big One is as an example of what’s possible.

— Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

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The unit, known as the Unmanned Assault Battalion, was schooled in drone warfare and set to be used as a special group that could deploy anywhere drones were required.

— Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Nixon had a rough Friday at Green Bay’s Family Night, getting schooled repeatedly by Matthew Golden during 1-on-1 drills.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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