as in asking
to make a request of
she's always hitting me up for money
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The warning came after a key naval information group had proposed alternative shipping corridors on Saturday, asking shipowners to consider transiting the strait along the southern route with their transponder signals on.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 June 2026 -
The luxury market typically tops out in the $30-million to $40-million range in Orange County, though some properties are aiming higher, including a San Juan Capistrano ranch asking $85 million and an 11,500-square-foot mansion in Newport Coast listed for $68 million.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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The city is also requesting $15 million in capital funds to help boost the housing initiative.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Service, whose office sits at the corner of 18th Street and Vine Street, said business owners have spent years requesting additional patrols and, at one point, pushed for dedicated funding to increase police presence in the district.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Home feels safer with structure as Chiron, carrying wisdom, enters your 4th House of Home and Family, inviting you to soften defenses and build steadier support.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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Revealing Sugar’s true nature most of the way through the first season was a miscalculation of what might hook an audience into its sci-fi-noir premise, more alienating (no pun intended) than inviting to be sure.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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“Hitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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