as in to ask
to make a request of
she's always hitting me up for money
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Shah Alam was offered the opportunity to make a phone call, but declined, and asked to be taken to the location where he was eventually dropped off, the official said.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026 -
When asked about the incident after video of people throwing snowballs at NYPD officers went viral, Mamdani downplayed what happened.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Zelenskyy has pushed for a summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, saying a face-to-face meeting could be decisive in unlocking an agreement, but the Kremlin has rebuffed that proposal beyond inviting the Ukrainian president to Moscow, which Zelenskyy refused.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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My best friend’s ex-girlfriend saw it and has invited herself to the party.—
Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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Ask directly whether the planner operates as a fiduciary at all times and request that commitment in writing.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Attorneys representing Polis informed a Denver judge Friday that the governor wanted a ruling that would indefinitely block him from ordering the release of the information, which ICE had initially requested roughly a year ago.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Hit (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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