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Verb
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These pieces roll up easily in packing cubes, resist wrinkles, and work across climates.—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
19 July 2025 -
Sensing an opportunity, a private equity group called American Industrial Partners (AIP) began to roll up the industry.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
18 July 2025
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With the reciprocal tariffs, Trump is effectively blowing up the rules governing world trade.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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In doing so, Trump has blown up any talk about a post-American era.—
Hal Brands,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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Hard-line Republicans initially bulking at the price tag.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 July 2025
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Many stevia products sold in stores contain additional ingredients, including bulking agents and other sweeteners.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2025
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Decades of research and studies in agriculture have increased production across all crops in the U.S., said James, and cannabis can adopt those same technologies.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The International Energy Agency projects electric vehicles will increase grid demand by 40-60% in high-adoption regions like ours.—
Mark McNees,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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The effect is to both collapse and distend time until all the souls in the book, most of them nameless anyway, exist at the same time, in the same place, forever.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2025
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Isaiah was also malnourished and dehydrated at the time of his death, with his small and large intestines markedly distended.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2017
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In 2022, The Republic found higher-than-allowed levels of pesticides in products purchased at a dispensary that had already cleared the testing process and a lab that consistently inflated its potency results.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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For businesses focused on scalability, AEI helps track efficiency without inflating operational costs.—
Jigar Kothari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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The Orioles are going to trade him away with the focus on building up their roster, and teams should be waiting on the phone lines to grab O'Hearn for the final two months.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Sales rose 7% in the second quarter compared with Q2 2024 and 12% in 2025’s first half.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Osbourne rose to fame as the frontman of Black Sabbath, which formed in 1968 and helped pioneer the heavy metal genre, along with members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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