as in to prop (up)
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Mirren got her big break in theater playing Cleopatra with the National Youth Theater in Antony and Cleopatra in 1965.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
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The students and residents are all moving on to their next steps, and there a few new fawns being broken in during rounds.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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The functions of enforcing immigration law and collecting tariffs and customs duties stayed separate until shortly after the September 11 terror attacks, when a push to consolidate more agencies under the new Department of Homeland Security created Customs and Border Protection in 2003.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Department of Justice is empowered under the federal securities laws to protect the integrity of the American capital markets by enforcing the securities laws and regulations.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Limber (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limber%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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