as in to think (up)
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The Portage, Michigan, native threw up his hands in disbelief after Hamlin bumped him from the pole at his home track.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026 -
Clark throws up, then goes off Fever star Caitlin Clark looked particularly fatigued during certain stretches and threw up at halftime.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The women are coming off a second straight Elite Eight appearance and brought in another strong transfer class to rebuild the roster after the departure of Olivia Miles and Marta Suarez.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
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The United States is working to rebuild its domestic uranium enrichment infrastructure for its defense programs, through a project known as DUECE (Domestic Uranium Enrichment Centrifuge Experiment).—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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Kirsten Erickson, a realtor with HomeSmart in Glendale, suggests asking whether the plan will cover the cost to retrofit or replace a system that uses older refrigerant.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Unlike some of its competitors, Wayve’s hardware is integrated directly into vehicles at the manufacturing stage, rather than being retrofitted afterwards.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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“Rig (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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