as in asks
to make a request of
she's always hitting me up for money
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Verb
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Addario’s husband asks her to read a bedtime story to their young son.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Their case, which is being argued by the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia and Mountain State Justice, asks the court to force the Department of Health to follow the state code.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The filing doesn’t specify how much money the woman is seeking in damages and requests a jury trial.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The complaint requests a jury trial.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Even as liberal-seeming Amir invites Yusuf to join the Muslim Association, an informal organization of male Arab landowners, Yusuf’s father is killed in a night-time confrontation with the settlers.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hanson’s camera only ever invites them to bring themselves.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Hits (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hits%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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