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Recent Examples of line up
Bills Mafia is one of the best traveling fan bases in the league, but Buffalo fans are few and far between at Empower Field as the two teams line up for the national anthem.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
That might make Brett Baty, Mark Vientos and 23-year-old Luisangel Acuña expendable, and New York could line up well with Boston given their need for pitching and outfield help.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Failure to line up financing would prevent Saks from filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which would give the company a chance to reorganize and potentially find a buyer willing to take on its business as a going concern.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
The Directors Guild of America’s (DGA) five nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film do not always line up with the Oscars.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
That might make Brett Baty, Mark Vientos and 23-year-old Luisangel Acuña expendable, and New York could line up well with Boston given their need for pitching and outfield help.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Failure to line up financing would prevent Saks from filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which would give the company a chance to reorganize and potentially find a buyer willing to take on its business as a going concern.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
The Directors Guild of America’s (DGA) five nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film do not always line up with the Oscars.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for line up
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Mountbatten-Windsor's name appears at least several hundred times in the documents, sometimes in news clippings, sometimes in Epstein's private email correspondence and in guest lists for dinners organized by Epstein.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Early cash is seen as important for advertising and organizing ahead of the general election.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hospitals have used what are sometimes called blackout procedures, which can include registering a patient under a pseudonym, removing their name from the hospital directory, or prohibiting staff from even confirming that a patient is in the hospital.—
Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Difficult race conditions Vonn was the sixth racer in Friday’s downhill and had registered the fastest time at the first checkpoint before landing a jump off balance.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Having the facility for similar activities grouped in locations so that work can be done efficiently.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the essay, Amodei predicts that by about 2027, cluster sizes, or the interconnected computing resources grouped together to train or power AI, will allow for the running of millions of AI instances, each operating at superhuman speed.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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In an internal email to staff obtained by The Times, academy CEO Bill Kramer, who took the reins of the organization in 2022, framed the changes as part of a broader strategic initiative over the past two years aimed at streamlining operations to align with the academy’s evolving mission.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Nixon said the new guidelines align with those December findings.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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The popularity of the practice has paralleled a broader drying out.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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Their bold bid to subpoena Wiles also parallels their effort to seek similar testimony from Rubio, who as Florida’s senator privately met with Rivera, Nuhfer and Gorrin at a hotel in Washington in 2017.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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This month, Alibaba upgraded its Qwen AI app so that users interacting with the chatbot can shop, order food and pay without leaving the app — thanks to integration with the company’s existing e-commerce platforms.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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As part of her inquiry, Garnett ordered federal prosecutors to provide her with a copy of the affidavit submitted to obtain a federal search warrant in the matter.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple reported blowout first-quarter earnings on Thursday, and predicted growth of as much as 16% in the current quarter, matching the period that just ended.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The silk mousseline garments floated almost like ghosts or memories of Chanel designs past, including the famous skirt suit with its matching cardigan and Karl Lagerfeld modernisms like jeans with a tweed jacket, plus the iconic flap bag.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The company has also arranged software escrow agreements in the US and Germany.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her shining brown curls are carefully arranged each morning, tied up with pink ribbon, festooned with flowers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Line up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line%20up. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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