as in asking
to make a request of
she's always hitting me up for money
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This lets users keep their main work open while asking Gemini to summarize content, compare products, or organize information from multiple sites at the same time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026 -
In 2013, David Kidd and Emanuele Castano shifted the research goal posts by asking if reading literary fiction (as opposed to non-fiction, popular fiction, or no reading) correlated with higher scores on what’s known as theory of mind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, the situation has changed, as members of the democratic party have been requesting that the republicans remove the portion of the appropriations that would fund the Department of Homeland Security, which controls Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The village approved a resolution in December requesting the grocery store receive a Cook County Class 7D property tax incentive from the Cook County Assessor.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Simple materials on a headboard like leather or reclaimed wood can create a tactile, inviting focal point that makes a bedroom feel curated and memorable.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2026
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Microsoft Research announced Rho-alpha in late January 2026, positioning it as an early foundation model for bimanual robotic manipulation and inviting organizations to an Early Access Program, with broader availability via Microsoft Foundry planned later.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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