as in to roll up
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Cade Klubnik threw for 280 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and the Tigers rolled up 226 rushing yards, with four different players scoring on the ground.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025 -
This groundbreaking structure comprises eight triangular steel sections that roll up to a perfect octagon in 2-3 minutes.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Some firms have scurried to ship early, but even a few days’ delay at sea could blow up their margins.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The jury is still out on whether Hamas will blow up the landmark ceasefire agreement that President Donald Trump‘s team negotiated to bring an end to the war in Gaza.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Hard-line Republicans initially bulking at the price tag.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 July 2025
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Many stevia products sold in stores contain additional ingredients, including bulking agents and other sweeteners.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2025
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Investors cheered the improbable rise of the amateur heavy metal drummer and hard-line conservative, who’s expected to increase defense spending, cut taxes, and revive Japan’s nuclear power industry.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The salt in your food can increase fluid retention in your kidneys, potentially leading to elevated blood pressure,’’ said Pianko.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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The fear grew when her 1-year-old boy's belly started to distend and his ribs were pressed against his skin.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
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The effect is to both collapse and distend time until all the souls in the book, most of them nameless anyway, exist at the same time, in the same place, forever.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2025
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While some of those numbers were perhaps inflated by PED use, there's no doubt that Ramírez was born to hit.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Chan frequently cashed out management, sick and vacation hours, which inflated his total wages to among the highest in the state for city employees.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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When the pandemic locks them up together in 2020, all three musicians get serious about their new band, releasing home demos that build up a buzz worldwide.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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These effects can build up over time and may even last for years after taking the drugs.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Today, Long Island remains a blend of suburban life, coastal culture, and historic estates while also facing challenges of rising seas and housing affordability.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Their risk of major depression rose by about 16%, while there was no significant association among men.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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