as in to think (up)
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That’s what happened on the first Friday night in February when officers threw up barricades sometime before 1 a.m. and kept them in place until just after 2 a.m. when bars closed and patrons poured into the sidestreets to find their rideshares.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025 -
In the episode, Bob is overwhelmed with cooking for all of his customers — constantly throwing up in the kitchen — while Linda is about to give birth.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
26 July 2025
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The 50-acre water park in Federal Heights will close Calypso Cove on Monday, Aug. 25, and rebuild it for future seasons.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yedioth Ahronoth cited intelligence findings that Beijing may be helping Tehran rebuild missile capabilities damaged in the recent June war.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Engineers Alberto Lacaze, 55, and Karl Murphy, 65, spent about 20 years developing technology to retrofit more than 50 types of vehicles to drive themselves, including transit buses and military convoy trucks.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Viewers will meet celebrities, sports stars and wealthy business leaders who can afford $150,000 or more to buy converted vehicles or to have their own trucks retrofitted.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Rig (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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