as in to tidy (up)
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Illinois’ 17-member House delegation is made up of 14 Democrats and three Republicans.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025 -
Manufacturing, as well as the finance and insurance sectors are some of the largest contributors to Singapore’s economy, making up about 17% and 14% of its GDP, respectively.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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The housing proposals were drawn up by People Acting for Community Together, or PACT, a nonprofit interfaith group made up of some 40 churches, synagogues and mosques in Miami-Dade that advocates for solutions to some of the county’s most pressing social issues.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Angel Studios has drawn up a deal for Seth Worley’s Sketch.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Supporters of Greenland development laid out their arguments during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing earlier this year.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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In addition to making this point, Justice Sonia Sotomayor lays out in her dissent many of the other absurdities and legal sleights-of-hand that undergird this debacle.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Just a couple swipes will make your brows look groomed and defined, never cartoonish.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez, on the other hand, began her career by sparking a small-dollar revolution that toppled a longtime incumbent who was being groomed to maybe take over House Democrats’ operations.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Straighten (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straighten%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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