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lining up

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verb

present participle of line up
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Noun
  • Gevorkian, who spent the past two seasons as Brooklyn’s vice president of basketball operations alignment and strategic planning, will join BJ Johnson and Andy Birdsong as assistant general managers under Sean Marks.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • Roberts said getting Hernandez a little time off his feet was the inspiration for the lineup and not the defensive outfield alignment that included the speedy Call.
    Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Costantiello writes about the importance of aligning retirement assets with sustainable income objectives, particularly for households seeking greater predictability throughout retirement years.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • In some cases, aligning vendor terms more closely with cash inflows may help improve short-term liquidity cushion without adding a single dollar of debt.
    Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The object no longer belongs to its origin or to its own agency, but to the structures that contain it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • The fire has burned two historic structures on the island, which is home to rare plant species like the Torrey pine.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • On top of that, the permanent staff organizing the fest and the Marché du Film is now over 50 percent female, including in leadership positions.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
  • High turnout, civic engagement, and community organizing still matter.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The winner of the general election will replace incumbent Ada County Treasurer Elizabeth Mahn, who withdrew from the race after registering in March.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2026
  • Cade Cunningham shot 5 of 16 from the field and 0 of 7 from 3-point range, registering 13 points for the lowest-scoring game of his postseason career.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • During this time, circus families blossomed all over Mexico, aided by the appearance of the steamship and railway systems, as the circus historian Julio Revolledo Cárdenas would detail in a 2018 article for the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • This is Part 3 in a series of columns about the viability of the American university system.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Rather than grouping artists around a theme, curator Miguel Rodez invited each participant to work within the circular format while maintaining their own visual language.
    Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
  • One approach is to organize agendas more intentionally, grouping high-interest items separately and allocating more time where community impact is greatest.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • That kept him from matching his highest score in the PGA Championship.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
  • In Anthropic’s view, compute access remains the biggest barrier preventing Chinese firms from fully matching top American AI labs.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
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“Lining up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lining%20up. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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