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as in to score
to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points
having racked up a huge number of points in the short program, the figure skater would have to have a disastrous long program in order to miss out on a medal
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory
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Recent Examples of rack up
Pieces that work from desk to dinner rack up wears fast.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
The diversion agreement – given to defendants with otherwise clean records – will require him to pay court fines and not rack up any new charges for a year.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Thirty-four of these units have been built globally, racking up nearly 1,000 reactor-years of real-world operation across Canada, South Korea, China, and Argentina.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
Although Toney definitely dominated his freshman year, racking up ACC Rookie of the Year, All-ACC honors as well as an All-American second-team nod, Irvin was no slouch, either.
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Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
The diversion agreement – given to defendants with otherwise clean records – will require him to pay court fines and not rack up any new charges for a year.
—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Thirty-four of these units have been built globally, racking up nearly 1,000 reactor-years of real-world operation across Canada, South Korea, China, and Argentina.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
Although Toney definitely dominated his freshman year, racking up ACC Rookie of the Year, All-ACC honors as well as an All-American second-team nod, Irvin was no slouch, either.
—
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
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Miami took the lead in the second inning when Heriberto Hernandez led off with a double, Kyle Stowers was hit by a pitch and both scored on a double by Leo Jimenez.
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Antonacci got hit by a pitch, then scored the go-ahead run on Montgomery’s one-out double.
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The 44-year-old singer's children, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, made a rare joint public appearance at Paris Men's Fashion Week after TMZ reported that the two would achieve a runway milestone together during the days-long sartorial event overseas.
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In addition, for those who endeavor to achieve a higher degree, Future Legends continues to support its scholars into post graduate fields such as medicine, law, the sciences, and finance, the news release states.
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Cendejas is a partner at the Strategy Group and has worked with several notable winning political campaigns, including San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and Wahab’s first run for Senate against former Fremont Mayor Lily Mei in 2022.
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The Red Sox have won seven of his last eight games.
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In our post-religious era—in which, beneath the cloak of secular humanitarianism, righteous religiosity and virtuous crusading remain as potent as ever—history has attained the authority, authenticity and prestige that religion and its prelates once possessed.
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Walt Hazzard and Gail Goodrich didn’t attain the necessary 75% of votes.
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The point Algeria picked up for the draw gave them four for the tournament, one more than Iran gained in their three matches in Group G, and dropped Iran to the ninth spot among the third place teams, one shy of making the round of 32.
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James Stocklas gained some celebrity for his Powerball win, but all of it was positive, and the coverage quickly faded.
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Later, there were heavy planters added to the pool deck and other additions made to the building.
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The council made similar appointments when Patrick Cannon stepped down in 2014 after he was indicted on public corruption charges and in 2013 when Anthony Foxx left the city to become the federal secretary of transportation.
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