as in to roll up
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Harry and Kev then roll up to the pub and immediately take out a couple of Richie's goons by the bar.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
1 June 2025 -
But rather than making any attempt to stay dry — taking shoes or socks off, rolling up his pants — Finau plopped himself in the water, got set and hit a 63-yard pitch into the fairway.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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Mescudi's May 22 testimony included claims that Combs blew up a Porsche car belonging to the Grammy-winning rapper at his Hollywood Hills home with a Molotov cocktail.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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So blow up those pool floaties, get outside, and log online?—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
23 May 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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Questions remain about Pearce’s upper-body strength and, given his natural build, the team that drafts him will have to find the sweet spot for bulking him up without reducing his explosiveness.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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Mahan won his first term as mayor in 2022 with 51.3% of the vote after residents pushed to move the mayoral election to align with the presidential one to increase voter turnout.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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Tacoma did its own analysis and found that people with a regular housing voucher, and no time limit, actually fared better at increasing their incomes and moving on.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
7 June 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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The pup’s abdomen was firm and distended.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Its core of hydrogen fusion will expand and, in doing so, inflate the outer atmosphere of the star into gross proportions.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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With festering worries related to economic uncertainty, inflated costs, and federal policy whiplash, the popularity of park vacations is no coincidence.—
Time,
Time,
3 June 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
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Last month, Joel announced the cancellation of all of his upcoming concerts following a recent diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a condition where excess cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the brain ventricles.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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In the first half of the 1950s, vodka sales exploded, rising from 40,000 cases in 1950 to over 4 million by 1955.—
Time,
Time,
4 June 2025
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This could further exacerbate the challenges facing first-time homebuyers in the state, who are struggling to get on the property ladder due to historically high mortgage rates, rising prices, and growing housing costs.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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