as in to think (up)
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Case in point: While flying back home to New York after visiting her sister in Los Angeles, her son threw up for the first time in his life—in the middle of a flight.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025 -
Some of this could be coming from a place of a fanbase that has thrown up its collective hands at the franchise.—
Jared Wyllys,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Less than a week after the explosion destroyed his fertility clinic, Dr. Maher Abdallah vows to rebuild.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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From Iraq to Rwanda, domestic tax codes have been leveraged to jump start rebuilding.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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After leaving the factory, it was retrofitted with a Baja performance package by none other than desert racing legend Bill Stroppe.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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Working with several local dealers and outsourcing most of the hardware, Bot then retrofits the trucks with its autonomous technology at its facility, according to Hou.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Rig (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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