as in to tidy (up)
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In Louisiana, for instance, Black residents make up about one-third of the state's population, but only one of the state's six House seats represented a majority-Black district.—
Tom Rogers,
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Reghis le Bris could field a starting 11 made up entirely of summer recruits, such has been the extent of business at Sunderland this summer.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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French President Emmanuel Macron said alongside Zelenskyy in Paris on Wednesday that the coalition leaders would endorse plans for security guarantees drawn up by their militaries.—
John Irish,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Although there had been hope that some funding would be restored, given that no budget has been approved for the next fiscal year, Republicans in the House and the Senate have failed to include public media funding in the resolutions drawn up so far.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Outside Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, white plastic body bags with corpses were laid out on the street.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The 18-hole championship golf course laid out by renowned architect David McLay-Kidd of DMK Golf Designs showcases views of the magnificent Big Hole Mountains and the Tetons.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
1 Sep. 2025
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The top-floor primary suite faces the water with a fireplace, a sitting area that spills onto a slender balcony, and a spectacular bathroom that turns bathing and grooming into a ceremony.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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South Korea's main National Intelligence Service, in a closed-door parliamentary briefing last year, reported that Ju Ae was being groomed as successor, politicians who attended the meeting said at the time.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Straighten (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straighten%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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