as in to think (up)
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At that moment, a person who loves Broadway theater and adores its creativity and singularity surely was justified throwing up their hands in capitulation to the phenomenally successful streaming service whose stock has been rising even as the rest of Wall Street is in the tank.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025 -
This isn't the first time a dog DNA test has thrown up some major surprises.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Lucas County officials have announced plans to form a task force to examine and rebuild trust in local child welfare systems.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Seeking to rebuild investor confidence and boost near-term shareholder returns, BP in February pledged to slash renewable spending and ramp up annual expenditure on its core business of oil and gas.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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In the last five years, SpaceX has launched hundreds of operational spy satellites and more recently several prototypes, which could be retrofitted to be used for the project, the sources said.—
Mike Stone and Marisa Taylor,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Gamification can also be retrofitted to existing franchises, the TF1 unscripted exec adds.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Rig (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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