as in asks
to make a request of
she's always hitting me up for money
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Additionally, the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection asks guests needing special assistance, including those who use supplemental oxygen or have a hearing impairment, to contact the company ahead of time to make proper accommodations.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025 -
The act asks the courts to force the DOE to disclose all the relevant records involved with the preparation of the report, and to cease relying on it for any regulatory actions.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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But a PCMag reader pointed out the application requests permission to conduct the tests at a Pendleton, Oregon, airport site used for unmanned aircraft, including from a Boeing company called Insitu.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Deliver a genuine human experience that starts from the moment a client requests more information and lasts beyond the receipt of their purchase.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Nostalgia, as Sheeran learns, sometimes reopens wounds and invites emotional gut punches previously buried for self-protection.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The genre invites focus and contemplation, and its structure is balanced with improvisation, which creates a sense of flow and impermanence.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes.com,
11 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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