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Recent Examples of sew up
Sixpence None the Richer sewed up a narrow winsome acoustic indie segment of the Christian pop market.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Yuchen, who eventually abandoned his storm dress and pivoted to a tube top and miniskirt, was sewing up through the final minutes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Holland signed a lucrative free agent contract with the Giants this offseason and will be replaced by Fitzpatrick, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, whose leadership and football intelligence should help sew up the seams of Miami’s secondary.
—Omar Kelly
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
India talks Indian government sources told Reuters that a trade delegation from New Delhi was back in Washington on June 27 aiming to sew up a limited U.S. trade deal ahead of the July 9 deadline.
—David Lawder, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Yuchen, who eventually abandoned his storm dress and pivoted to a tube top and miniskirt, was sewing up through the final minutes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Holland signed a lucrative free agent contract with the Giants this offseason and will be replaced by Fitzpatrick, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, whose leadership and football intelligence should help sew up the seams of Miami’s secondary.
—Omar Kelly
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
India talks Indian government sources told Reuters that a trade delegation from New Delhi was back in Washington on June 27 aiming to sew up a limited U.S. trade deal ahead of the July 9 deadline.
—David Lawder, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sew up
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Fans are already consuming an increasing number of clips captured on other viewers’ phones, offering unique angles of game-changing plays or gnarly injuries mixed with the fan reactions that make those moments so compelling.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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An Oktoberfest board includes a sausage, two soft pretzels, cheese sauce, German mustard, sauerkraut and radi, or German radish that is typically consumed with beer.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a Washington federal judge last year found the company illegally monopolized online search, in a separate case brought by the Justice Department.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Justice sued in 2024 to seek a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, accusing them of monopolizing markets across the live concert industry.—
Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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This partnership is also emblematic of a broader industry trend toward revitalizing mid-tier and smaller American shipyards, which possess the agility to adapt to new types of naval platforms.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Teams have caught up on Mike McDaniel’s playcalling In the first two seasons of Dolphins coach McDaniel’s tenure as head coach the Dolphins possessed one of the NFL’s most dynamic offenses.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ford had a challenging first half of 2025 with 88 vehicle recalls with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to NHTSA data, which now surpasses the record set by General Motors of 77 recalls for all of 2014, the Detroit Free Press previously reported.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ohio has 13 Costco warehouse locations.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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