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Recent Examples of run-up
Not mentioned in Monday's press release: the past year's steep run-up in CoreWeave's debt load, which has saddled its balance sheet with $14 billion in current and long-term debt.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
After a very high-profile debut at The Game Awards and a very low-profile run-up to launch, Highguard dropped a developer stream, creator embargo, and the actual game all at the same time, and in the wild, players could see what on earth this was going to be.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The situation is reminiscent of the 1930s run-up to World War II, when Germany attacked military and civilian targets in order to seize control over neighboring territories.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2026
The rapid run-up thrust Alphabet into a $4 trillion club that has previously welcomed computer chipmaker Nvidia, which became the first to cross the barrier in July.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
After a very high-profile debut at The Game Awards and a very low-profile run-up to launch, Highguard dropped a developer stream, creator embargo, and the actual game all at the same time, and in the wild, players could see what on earth this was going to be.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The situation is reminiscent of the 1930s run-up to World War II, when Germany attacked military and civilian targets in order to seize control over neighboring territories.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2026
The rapid run-up thrust Alphabet into a $4 trillion club that has previously welcomed computer chipmaker Nvidia, which became the first to cross the barrier in July.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-up
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The countdown to the 2026 NFL Draft is coming to a close.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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The countdown is on for the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade this weekend, and CBS News Bay Area got a first look at the preparations taking place.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The experience of Scott and Charlotte George, who moved to the US during the last migration spike, highlights both challenges and opportunities for those make the move for good.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Interestingly, these tiny wonders can detect a temperature spike in 100 nanoseconds.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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The hockey playoffs weren’t affected by the storm and are expected to start on March 2 with Division II preliminaries.—
Jacob Rousseau,
The Providence Journal,
26 Feb. 2026
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Switzerland crushed Germany in the men’s curling preliminaries, keeping a consistent lead before ending the game with a score of 8-4.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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For most professionals, taking the jump means putting their health insurance, work-life balance, and steady salaries on the line.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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But Orr knows that can’t always be counted on when a program first makes the jump from FCS to FBS.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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His capture led to a swift about-face from his former deputy, Delcy Rodríguez, who welcomed US overtures almost immediately.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The new mayor so far has declined CBS’ overtures to go on the air; a spokesperson for the mayor’s office declined to offer a response to Weiss.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The smaller of the two properties is 80 acres, and will become Walnut Ridge, a 150-unit continuation of the nearby Sheldon Woods subdivision being developed by the Pulte Group.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The artist sees the pieces as a powerful form of storytelling—not to mention a strong continuation of tradition, and a way to spotlight how Indigenous innovation is evolving forward.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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As Bill Callahan celebrates the release of new album My Days of 58, the stalwart singer-songwriter has unveiled a prelude to his May tour of North America.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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That was just a prelude of an incredible ending in which the Red Devils won the final four events of the meet, breaking state records in three of them.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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That’s like taking credit for jobs when there’s a national economic upturn.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Internally, the upturn in availability was viewed by the Anfield hierarchy as very much a collective effort, given how Peeters had been integrated into the existing medical and sports science structure.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Run-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-up. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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