as in to beef (up)
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That, alongside Newcastle’s desire to spread the fee over multiple years (whereas Como were going to pay in one lump sum), led to Milan increasing their asking price.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Milwaukee is not alone in seeking to implement or increase a wheel tax to raise local revenue.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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As for glam and accessories, Jackson favored delicate rings, bracelet and dangle earrings in warm tones to augment her red dress.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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So, think about a core legacy ERP system that can then be augmented with point of sale data or supply-chain data that allows for different types of insights to be gleaned and operations to be managed in a more effective way.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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From distant bear sightings early in the hunt, activity had escalated to what appeared to be close-up and conscious bear participation in the daily deer harvest.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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There are many remarkable aspects to Trump’s decision to escalate his fight against large swaths of America, not least of which is that it is all based on the lie that there is anything approaching war-like levels of civil unrest in the cities he’s targeted.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
5 Oct. 2025
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For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The goal of these books is not to portray a dark future that could happen but rather to amplify and focus on specific disturbing aspects of our society in a white box setting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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Chocolate tones seem to melt seamlessly into deeper skin, amplifying its natural glow instead of competing with it.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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The nursery did well, so Kids Planet began to expand.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The team plans to expand the research to evaluate inhaler emissions in specific patient groups, such as Medicaid recipients, and to compare clinical outcomes of low- and high-emission inhalers in the same therapeutic class.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The technique consisted of inserting fine needles into the skin at specific anatomical grid points, according to the NIH.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Records showed that the original proposal was $67 million, and that DeSantis administration officials inserted the $10 million donation late in the negotiation.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Swell (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swell%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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