as in to think (up)
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No one wants to be the guy who throws up on the hour-long media shuttle.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Can someone take care of Angie, who keeps throwing up?—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some believe the ouster of strongman leader Nicolás Maduro offers a glimmer of hope for rebuilding institutions and guaranteeing citizens’ rights.—
CNN 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Patients who spent years cycling through calorie restriction and medication without metabolic success have reversed obesity, diabetes and hypertension by focusing on low-carbohydrate nutrition that stabilizes blood sugar and rebuilds muscle.—
Bret Scher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Superintendent Peggy Buffington said the school is no longer a viable option for the school district because of its age and difficulty in retrofitting it.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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An emerging focus for HavocAI is to design and build an ASV ground up, with purely autonomous operation in mind (Rampage, Kaikoa and Atlas are commercial vehicles designed for human operation, and retrofitted with HavocAI’s autonomy stack).—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Rig (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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