as in to straighten (up)
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Endangered right whales spotted in shipping lanes south of Massachusetts Chisholm every spring receives many shark reports that turned out to be basking sharks, instead of great white sharks.—
Rick Sobey,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025 -
That government agency turned out to be Los Angeles County, which last month agreed to pay $4 billion to settle some 6,800 abuse claims filed by former residents of its emergency children’s shelter, juvenile halls and foster homes.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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“Police (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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