as in to straighten (up)
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turn out
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That's true even though the June 14 parade itself turned out to be a damp and relatively low-key affair.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 June 2025 -
Yet the concept turns out to be powerful as a hidden key that unlocks new ways of detecting primes.—
Rachel Crowell,
Scientific American,
16 June 2025
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“Police (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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